Khelil sent me this: "For many Arabs, moreover, able Christians offer a culturally comforting window on the world, says Kamal Salibi, a Lebanese historian. “The Gulf is a Levantine colony. The Levantines do not exercise political power but they take away a good chunk of the money. They are preferred to everyone else,” he adds. “The Saudis in particular prefer the company of Lebanese and, not only that, of Christian Lebanese.”"
He forgot to add that Saudis only prefer Lebanese Christians if they are right-wing and hostile to Arab/Palestinian nationalism."
