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Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has urged Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Syria to maintain a neutral position regarding the conflicts in the two countries, Press TV reports.
We do not wish to interfere in their internal affairs. This is also a recommendation to the refugees. We hope our people in Syria and Lebanon are shunned from any of the repercussions of any conflict that might flare up here or there, the Palestinian Authority chief said on Wednesday.
Abbas also called on Palestinian refugees to disassociate themselves from the unrest in the noted countries and to abide by the Lebanese cabinets decision regarding the possession of arms at refugee camps.
When it comes to arms inside the camps, the decision is that of the Lebanese president and government. We as guests in this country comply with their decisions, as we are watchful for Lebanons security and unity, Abbas said.
The remarks were made at a joint press conference by Abbas and Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
The Ain al-Hilwech camp, located near Sidon, is Lebanons largest Palestinian camp, housing more than 45,000 people.
Last month, a hand grenade explosion at the camps Mansheyyeh neighborhood left a number of people, including women and children, injured.
Under an agreement between the two sides, the Lebanese army does not enter the premises of the camp and leaves the security of the area to the Palestinians.
PressTV - Abbas urges Palestinian refugees to exercise neutrality on Lebanon, Syria
Palestinians neutral in Syria and Lebanon unrest: Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday said in Beirut that Palestinian refugees are not taking sides in the Syria war or involved in the spillover of the conflict in Lebanon.
We are not a side in any conflict or struggle that is happening here (in Lebanon) or there (in Syria, Abbas said at the start of a three-day visit to Lebanon.
Abbas made the remarks following talks with President Michel Suleiman about the living conditions in Lebanon of Palestinian refugees, whose ranks have swollen with the arrival of thousands of Palestinians from war-hit Syria.
We hope that thousands of (Palestinian) refugees... in Syria and Lebanon... can be kept clear of conflict and unrest, Abbas said.
We reject any intervention in internal issues of any country, and we are in desperate need for everyones support and solidarity for our people, who are in search of freedom and independence.
Suleiman said he and Abbas reaffirmed during their meeting the importance of ensuring that the Palestinians stay out of the Syria war and of Lebanons complex internal politics.
Abbas visit comes a week after a fierce battle pitting supporters of radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir against the Lebanese army raged in the southern city of Sidon, in which 18 troops were killed.
At the same time clashes broke out pitting the army against Islamist fighters on the edges of Ain al-Helweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon located in Sidon.
The violence was linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria, as Assir is a virulent critic of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, a close ally of Syrias President Bashar al-Assad.
Lebanon is home to some 470,000 Palestinian refugees living in 12 camps, most of which are overcrowded, the UN says.
An estimated 65,000 Palestinians refugees have fled to Lebanon since the conflict broke out in Syria in mid-March 2011.
Palestinians in Lebanon are barred from some 70 professions, and prohibited from owning property.
Last year, an NGO described living conditions of Palestinians in Lebanons camps as the worst of the region.
The American Near East Refugee Aid group cited discrimination, isolation, poverty, joblessness, poor housing and a lack of proper schools, clinics, hospitals and sewage systems as problems affecting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Gulf Times - Palestinians neutral in Syria and Lebanon unrest: Abbas
Palestine people your enemy is Zionist Israel..........Forget Syria Leave Them & Forget Them
Stay Neutral
We do not wish to interfere in their internal affairs. This is also a recommendation to the refugees. We hope our people in Syria and Lebanon are shunned from any of the repercussions of any conflict that might flare up here or there, the Palestinian Authority chief said on Wednesday.
Abbas also called on Palestinian refugees to disassociate themselves from the unrest in the noted countries and to abide by the Lebanese cabinets decision regarding the possession of arms at refugee camps.
When it comes to arms inside the camps, the decision is that of the Lebanese president and government. We as guests in this country comply with their decisions, as we are watchful for Lebanons security and unity, Abbas said.
The remarks were made at a joint press conference by Abbas and Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
The Ain al-Hilwech camp, located near Sidon, is Lebanons largest Palestinian camp, housing more than 45,000 people.
Last month, a hand grenade explosion at the camps Mansheyyeh neighborhood left a number of people, including women and children, injured.
Under an agreement between the two sides, the Lebanese army does not enter the premises of the camp and leaves the security of the area to the Palestinians.
PressTV - Abbas urges Palestinian refugees to exercise neutrality on Lebanon, Syria
Palestinians neutral in Syria and Lebanon unrest: Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday said in Beirut that Palestinian refugees are not taking sides in the Syria war or involved in the spillover of the conflict in Lebanon.
We are not a side in any conflict or struggle that is happening here (in Lebanon) or there (in Syria, Abbas said at the start of a three-day visit to Lebanon.
Abbas made the remarks following talks with President Michel Suleiman about the living conditions in Lebanon of Palestinian refugees, whose ranks have swollen with the arrival of thousands of Palestinians from war-hit Syria.
We hope that thousands of (Palestinian) refugees... in Syria and Lebanon... can be kept clear of conflict and unrest, Abbas said.
We reject any intervention in internal issues of any country, and we are in desperate need for everyones support and solidarity for our people, who are in search of freedom and independence.
Suleiman said he and Abbas reaffirmed during their meeting the importance of ensuring that the Palestinians stay out of the Syria war and of Lebanons complex internal politics.
Abbas visit comes a week after a fierce battle pitting supporters of radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir against the Lebanese army raged in the southern city of Sidon, in which 18 troops were killed.
At the same time clashes broke out pitting the army against Islamist fighters on the edges of Ain al-Helweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon located in Sidon.
The violence was linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria, as Assir is a virulent critic of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, a close ally of Syrias President Bashar al-Assad.
Lebanon is home to some 470,000 Palestinian refugees living in 12 camps, most of which are overcrowded, the UN says.
An estimated 65,000 Palestinians refugees have fled to Lebanon since the conflict broke out in Syria in mid-March 2011.
Palestinians in Lebanon are barred from some 70 professions, and prohibited from owning property.
Last year, an NGO described living conditions of Palestinians in Lebanons camps as the worst of the region.
The American Near East Refugee Aid group cited discrimination, isolation, poverty, joblessness, poor housing and a lack of proper schools, clinics, hospitals and sewage systems as problems affecting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Gulf Times - Palestinians neutral in Syria and Lebanon unrest: Abbas
Palestine people your enemy is Zionist Israel..........Forget Syria Leave Them & Forget Them
Stay Neutral
