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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13655/palestinians-lebanon
World Ignores Plight of Palestinians in Lebanon
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - A Palestinian who tries to bring a bag of cement or other construction materials into a refugee camp to build a house is subjected to arrest, interrogation, trial by military court and a fine. Is this happening in the West Bank? No. In Lebanon. The wretched condition of the Palestinians living in Lebanon is often ignored. The only Palestinians the international community seems to care about are those whose grievances can be blamed on Israel. Lebanon's discriminatory and apartheid laws deny Palestinians basic rights. Lebanese authorities claim that the ban on building materials is designed to guarantee the Palestinians' "right of return" to their former towns inside Israel. Palestinians in Lebanon are also banned by law from working in professions including medicine, engineering, nursing, accounting, pharmaceuticals and teaching. Palestinians are also barred from owning, selling or bequeathing property.