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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Abbas: no to settlement of refugees in Lebanon
2008-08-29
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should have the right to return home.
Paleos don't seem to have a home anywhere, do they. Wonder why no one wants them ...
About 400,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants live in a dozen refugee camps in Lebanon, which were set up for those who fled or were pushed out during fighting around Israel's creation in 1948.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said this week that the "right of return" is incompatible with the creation of a Palestinian state.

On a visit to Beirut, Abbas said, "The refugees should have the right of return to their homeland and we are negotiating this with the Israelis. I have to say we are not with permanent settlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

"We are against permanent resettlement," Abbas told reporters after meeting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. Abbas later met with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
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