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| Abbas: Palestinians In Lebanon Should Disarm | |
| 2012-05-26 | |
| BEIRUT (Ma'an) -- President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... said Thursday that Paleostinians in Leb should not arm themselves, as they are under the protection of the Lebanese state and its military, local media reported.
According to Beirut-based Now Leb news agency, Abbas told the An-Nahar newspaper of "permanent" cooperation with the Lebanese government to maintain security in Paleostinian refugee camps. The president also voiced hope that the lives of Paleostinians in Leb would be "easier", adding that they did not "want to be naturalized." In March, Abbas gave his approval to several resolutions affecting Paleostinian refugees in Leb, in an effort to improve their situation. One recommendation was to integrate security and civil branches in refugee camps into one national security institution to be headed by security official Subhi Abu Arab and supervised by secretary general of camps in Leb Fathi Abu al-Aradat. There are currently over 400,000 Paleostinian refugees registered with UNRWA in Leb and the fragile sectarian composition of Lebanese society makes their presence a sensitive issue. Refugees in the country have long suffered discrimination and are deprived of basic rights. | |
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