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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
There are about 400,000 Palestinian refugees living in camps scattered throughout Lebanon. They live in poverty and crowded conditions, in a state of apartheid, with fences separating them from the rest of Lebanese society. Lebanese law regards them as foreigners, with none of the privileges of citizenship. The rate of unemployment is as high as 70%, and those who do work perform menial jobs that others shun. "I don't even bother looking for work any more," says one inhabitant of the Rashidieh refugee camp who has a wife and nine children to feed. "They treat us like slaves. I get seven or eight dollars a day at most and it's not enough for food."
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Good point tho not exactly new.. You are talking about the largest refugee region in the world and this has been the case of over 30 (?) years. The majority of the inhibitants are UN registered refugees.
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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
It's time to examine the root causes of the refugee problem.
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Maybe it is overdue time??
