The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess

I found it interesting that the Circassians are also called “Cherkess,” as a guy from my hometown had the surname of Cherkes. He was in my Spanish class one year. Also a class officer. I had always assumed he was Greek.

Most Americans, including Democratic voters, will not be happy to learn what their country’s Middle Eastern policy really is. They will not approve of throwing Israel under the bus to appease Iran and save Hamas.

The administration is therefore in no position to protest Netanyahu’s assertion, which Congress applauded, “Our enemies are your enemies, our fight is your fight and our victory will be your victory.” Netanyahu spoke as if there was no policy of appeasing Iran. He gave the administration accolades it did not deserve. But surely Biden’s team must worry that, if Israel finds its back to the wall, the prime minister may be more frank next time; as he was when he protested the slow-walking of munition shipments. Such frankness can become a problem for the Democrats in an election year.

And what do ya know, surprise!

Thanks to Hezbollah’s vile character we’ve already arrived at a line of choice . . . and the “ObamaBidens” choose? . . . Iran!

Which makes the Jumblatt marriages rather … interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid_Jumblatt
“At the age of 20, Jumblatt married an Iranian actress, ten years his senior.[8] His father did not endorse the marriage and the two became estranged.[8] In 1981, after a divorce and his father’s death, Jumblatt married Gervette,[29] a Jordanian of Circassian descent.[30] Together they had three children: Taymour, Aslan, and Dalia. Later he married Nora al-Sharabati, daughter of the former Syrian defense minister Ahmad al-Sharabati.[30][31] ”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taymur_Jumblatt
“Taymur was born in 1982.[6] He is the son of the leader Walid Jumblatt and grandson of Kamal Jumblatt who are members of the historic Druze Jumblatt clan in the Chouf mountains. He is married to Diana Zu’ytar who descends from a Shiite family based in the Beqaa Valley.[6]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassians
“Circassians have played major roles in areas where they settled: in Turkey, those of Circassian origin have had massive influence, being instrumental in the Turkish War of Independence[32] and among the elites of Turkey’s intelligence agency;[33] in Jordan, they founded the capital city Amman,[34][35] and continue to play a major role in the country; in Syria, they served as the volunteer guards of the Allies upon their entry into the country and still have high positions;[36] in Libya, they serve in high military positions; in Egypt, they were part of the ruling class.[37] They also contributed to cultural literary, intellectual, and political life starting with the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt and continuing to the modern day, especially through the country’s largest Circassian clan: the Abaza family.[38][39][40] in Israel, they are considered one of the most interesting and unique minority communities. They served in the Haganah during the Israeli War of Independence.[41] Bibras Natcho is the captain of the Israeli national soccer team.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taymur_Jumblatt

Taymur Walid Jumblatt (… born 1982) is a Lebanese politician of the Druze community and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party since 2023 and its parliamentary bloc, the Democratic Gathering, since 2018.
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In 2011, he was raised to second in command of the Progressive Social Party.[2] In the May 2018 elections, he was elected a member of the Lebanese Parliament, representing the Chouf-Aley district in Mount-Lebanon Governorate.[1] He is a member of the World Economic Forum.[1]

[now THAT is interesting]

Taymur took over the power from Walid Jumblatt in March 2017 as he was a political heir which was part of the traditional dynastic politics that plays a big role in the Lebanese government.[3][4][5] The handover was done at 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s assassination at a ceremony where Walid placed a traditional keffiyeh scarf on Taymur’s shoulders.[6][7]

In late May 2023, his father, Walid Jumblatt declared his resignation as leader of the Progressive Socialist Party after a 46-year tenure. Around 2,000 supporters gathered in Ain Zhalta, a Druze town in the Chouf mountains, where members of the Progressive Socialist Party named Jumblatt as their new leader.[8] Jumblatt was the sole contender.[8]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/resist-israel-father-tells-new-leader-of-lebanons-druze/

of course, nabih berri has been double talking us for forty years,