Palestinian Refugees In Lebanon

The refugees in every part of the world deserve attention as they are subject to torture and ill-treatment by most hosting countries. The UN has taken in charge to resolve or alleviate the plight of the refugees almost everywhere in the world. The history of refugees is long to tell in this page especially Palestinian refugees. In general, the refugee phenomenon extended along centuries.

The causes of this phenomenon are variant including natural disasters and human conflicts; the natural disasters are something that mankind can not control as it is by God’s will. However, the human conflicts either internal or international [between two countries or more] are the main reason behind refugees phenomenon. Nowadays in many parts of the world , there are armed conflicts and wars,in the Middle East, there is a conflict that lasted more than 50 years and it is still living until now and it is not resolved yet. Everyday there are people killed, innocent or armed; This is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has forced more than four million Palestinians to quit their land which Palestine; now and after the occupation of the Arab lands in 1967, it is known as West Bank and Gaza. The wars between Arabs and Israelis over the land of Palestine are four in number; each war was forcing Palestinians to evacuate their land for the sake of peace and security. The neighboring countries: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq hosted Palestinian refugees and the UNRWA took in charge the responsibility to take care of them.

Today, we witness very clearly the Palestinian refugees' plight in Lebanon; they are paying the price of the international community silence on Israel’s continued occupation of their homeland and the ill-treatment of the Lebanese authorities against the Palestinian refugees in the camps over all the country. Refugees in Lebanon are victim of many discrimination policies practiced by the Lebanese authorities.

Today, the international community is invited more than ever before to address the problems of the refugees. It is not their guilt to live in Lebanon. Israelis should compensate them and the Lebanese authorities should stop its ill-treatment and harsh policies toward them.
So take care of the refugees everywhere, please...
Khaldun