"Mr. Younan is Christian Lebanese, like his peers at Merrill, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers — where Makram Azar was recently appointed head of sovereign funds." Gulf ruling dynasties have always favored Lebanese Christians. They think that they are less likely to be politicized. Abu Iyad and other Palestinian groups were so aware of that, that they used to rely on Lebanese Christian members to undertake special missions in Gulf countries. UAE rulers don't know that there are Lebanese Christians who also care about Palestine and social justice.