For the Record - Dec. 23, 2023

Israel-Lebanon border: An article in the Dec. 16 Section A about Christians living near the Israel-Lebanon border identified Maryam Younnes as an Aramean Christian. She is a Maronite Christian. The article also said that the Aramean Christian community numbers 15,000 in Israel, more than a million in Lebanon and more than 15 million worldwide. Those figures also include Maronite Christians, a closely related group.

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