RE: Who Are The Palestinians? Part 2
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
Now isn't that interesting.
It seems Lebanon is dealing with the Pal'istanian rabal in their "refugee" camps. The Pals' are making it known that they have certain entitlements which the Lebanese government needs to provide.
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''We reject,'' Hamas said in a statement, ''any measure that threatens Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and their rights.''
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The reference is to a request by the Lebanese government for all foreign workers to acquire specific work permits. Hamas said that Palestinians are refugees and not 'foreign workers' and that they thus have the right to a specific treatment.
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Yes, this is very interesting.
Normally, when we talk about the “Palestine refugees,” we are referring to those Arab Palestinians who were registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) using
the Consolidated Eligibility and Registration Instructions (CERI, 2006) criteria. And in that criteria • • • specifically, include descendants. The eligibility criteria for a refugee in the UNRWA is NOT the same as the definition under the convention (Article 1D).
But the Arab Palestinians are not covered by
the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees since they are already receiving assistance from the UNRWA and NOT the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees protection or assistance. The Convention endorses a single definition of the term “refugee” in Article1.
What is so interesting is that the Lebanese Government is choosing to apply the criteria that the Arab Palestinians are not considered a refugee by definition under the convention
(since it does not apply); and as such, are foreign workers.
Most Respectfully,
R