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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/world/middleeast/18lebanon.html
Lebanon Gives Palestinians New Work Rights
(New York Times) Nada Bakri - Lebanon passed a law on Tuesday granting Palestinian refugees there the same rights to work as other foreigners, a step forward in improving their status. "We agreed to give Palestinians the minimum of rights...but we haven't moved any closer to making them citizens," said Christian lawmaker George Adwan. Palestinians would still be barred from working as engineers, lawyers and doctors. Palestinians, who constitute nearly a tenth of the country's population, have long been denied basic rights in Lebanon. They are not allowed to attend public schools, own property or pass on inheritances. The legislation does not address any of those issues.