(al Jazeera-Qatar) - A petition calling to amend a law forbidding Palestinians from owning real estate in Lebanon has collected thousands of signatures in the 12 Palestinian refugee camps in the country, said Suhail Natur of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) on Thursday. The current legislation forbids the acquisition of property in Lebanon by all non-Lebanese people "who do not possess citizenship issued by a state recognized by" Beirut. For economic and demographic reasons, Beirut refuses permanent residency to Palestinian refugees, fearing it will upset the country's sectarian balance further towards Muslims.
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