If Lebanon cares so much about solidarity with Palestinians, why do they force them to stay in refugee camps?
Palestinians in Lebanon are denied basic rights like owning property, and almost half of them live in overcrowded, impoverished refugee camps. They are banned from… pic.twitter.com/4vIIAzmt4V
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 21, 2024
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"They are banned from working in 39 professions, including lawyers, doctors or engineers."
Well, it perpetuates their refugee status and reinforces the idea that Israel, the "Zionist Entity", is just a temporary blip on the map that'll eventully be destroyed, and the refugees will return to their rightful home. 75 years since Israel was founded. All the other refugees from the great ethnic cleansings of the mid-20th century have long since settled – not least the Jews expelled from their homes across the Middle East and North Africa. Not the Palestinians though…
Mick Hartley 
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