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Beaufort Castle: Israeli stronghold, Lebanese resistance, Kuwaiti money
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Beaufort has lived cycles as a literal meeting point of armies, nations and emotions, and for now visitors can enjoy it in peace


ARNOUN, Lebanon - High above an olive grove and the Litani river, a group of Beiruti women are standing on the bridge of a Crusader castle, squabbling.

“Where is Israel?!”

“Where is the border with Israel?!”

“Take a picture of Israel!”

From a 700-metre bluff overlooking Mount Hermon you can look out and see Lebanese villages and, somewhere behind a hill, the Israeli border lies. A complicated history rolls through Beaufort Castle’s rough stone walls. 

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