Tuesday, August 17, 2010

My Way News - Lebanon gives Palestinians employment rights
My Way News reports: "Lebanon expanded employment rights for 400,000 Palestinian refugees Tuesday, changing a decades-old law that many have criticized for keeping the community impoverished and excluded from Lebanese society."

Comment: Where is the outrage? Lebanon kept Palestinians impoverished and segregated in camps for decades and for some reason, the dominant narrative in the media is all about how Israel mistreats the Palestinians. The sad truth is, the Arab world conspired to keep the Palestinians in a perpetual state of misery for decades so they could blame Israel for their plight. The Palestinians were, and remain, merely a pawn in their long war against Israel. In Lebanon, no one made them treat the Palestinians that way, it was a choice, a choice they are now reversing. Now they're letting Palestinians work, wow, how progressive of them. What next, abolishing the camps? Before you know it, they will be offering them citizenship...just like Israel has done for decades. Yes, that's right, Arab citizens of Israel can work freely, pay taxes, even vote. Amazing! Someone please let the international media know about this!

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