The World - News from July 29, 1985
Lebanese Shia Muslim leader Nabih Berri and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt announced that they will set up a “national unity front” next month to draft terms for national reconciliation. At a joint press conference in Beirut, Jumblatt denounced “this fascist party in power,” a reference to the presidency of Amin Gemayel, a Christian. He also pledged to support Berri if new fighting erupts between the Shias and Palestinian guerrillas. The new front is expected to consist of left-wing Muslim and Druze parties and independent, pro-Syrian Christian leaders like former President Suleiman Franjieh.
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