(Beirut Daily Star) Nayla Assaf - Living conditions in Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut are even worse than in camps inside the Palestinian territories, said PA Labor Minister Ghassan Khatib during a visit Wednesday. "I was stunned by the refugee camps in Lebanon," he said. "Even in camps in Gaza and Nablus, the situation is better than that of the camps in Lebanon." In order to preserve the delicate religious balance of Lebanese society and to assert the right of return, Palestinians are not allowed basic civic rights; they are barred from erecting permanent structures, and from practicing several professions.
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