Abu Abed is a fictional character that forms the centerpiece of many jokes in Lebanon, though he is known throughout the Arab world.
[citation needed] The Washington Post describes him as an "Archie Bunker-like figure who is a fumbling caricature of all the failings of the Lebanese.
[2] In illustrations, Abu Abed's most notable features are a large mustache and the red fez he wears on his head.
Olmert laughs and tells Abu Abed that one Israeli battalion can easily overrun his neighborhood.
This verbal contest escalates until Abu Abed says that he has collected thousands of fighters armed with shoulder-fired rockets and Olmert states that Israel has two million soldiers.