The 17 May Agreement was widely portrayed in the Arab world as an imposed surrender, and Amine Gemayel was accused of acting as a Quisling President; tensions in Lebanon hardened considerably.
17 maj-avtalet framställdes runt om i arabvärlden som en kapitulation, och president Gemayel anklagades för att vara en quisling; spänningarna i Libanon hade tilltagit kraftigt.