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| Palestinians to stay away from Lebanon's disputes | |
| 2005-03-09 | |
| JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials will travel to Beirut in the next two days to tell the Lebanese leadership that the Palestinian Authority will not interfere in internal Lebanese politics and will also try to keep Palestinian refugees in Lebanon on the sidelines, a senior Cabinet minister said on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister Nabil Shaath said the delegation of officials from Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah movement will also meet with Palestinian leaders from the refugee camps to deliver a message: stay clear of any internal Lebanese or Syrian disputes. "The aim is to stress our clear position as Palestinians, that we are not a party to any Lebanese-Lebanese struggle or any Lebanese-Syrian issue," Shaath said.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 they'll burn down Ein-El-Hellhole to spite the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-09 8:17:14 PM |
| #5 The Palis are waiting for that key moment when by doing the pali thing they can f**k up Lebannon, Syria and Jordan and of course themselves for another 30 years. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-09 7:47:13 PM |
| #4 Paleos choosing not to make a decision that might lead to prolonged misery and woe? Damn strange times we're living in. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-03-09 11:26:24 AM |
| #3 Agreed, but until the encamped Palestinians are civilized, they will continue to be a danger to themselves and to Lebanon. They've been left to the tender mercies of Arab propaganda and the UNWRA for too long. If the Lebanese want their independence to succeed, they are going to have to take actually fix their Palestinian problem. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-09 10:35:24 AM |
| #2 while in the long run it would be better for paleos to integrate into lebanon society, for now this is probably a helpful things. Leaves Hezb more or less isolated in the pro-Syrian camp. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-03-09 9:01:23 AM |
| #1 Probably the one idea which all Lebanese groups(including Hizbollah and Amal) agreed on is that they want the Paleos to stay in their refugee areas and not become citizens. This is a legacy of the Paleo oppression from the early 1970s. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-03-09 8:18:49 AM |