Towards the turn of the 19th century, Joseph Barrack – a Lebanese Christian – arrived in the US from Zahle [Bekaa] in present-day Lebanon – then part of the Ottoman Empire.
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Tom Barrack is ashamed of his Arabic background, and to distance himself from his descent, he calls people from the Arabic region uncivilised, animalistic … camel riders.

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack on Tuesday sparked outrage in Lebanon after describing the behavior of journalists as “animalistic” during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Beirut.
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