Report: Palestinian Factions, Army Strike Deal to End Tension
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Palestinian factions and the Lebanese army have agreed on forming a committee to investigate the deaths of two Palestinians at the northern refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared and cancel passes to the shantytown in an effort to end the tension between the two sides, a Palestinian official claimed.
The official identified as Arkan Badr told An Nahar newspaper published Wednesday that the agreement also included the release of 11 Palestinians arrested by the army during the confrontations between the two sides on Monday.
He alleged that the Lebanese army promised the factions at the camp to end its request of passes to enter the shantytown by the end of July and agreed to investigate the killings of Ahmed Qassem and Fouad Loubani.
Army sources told An Nahar that the Palestinian factions in Nahr al-Bared have announced their commitment to bringing back calm to the camp and reopen the roads that were blocked by burning tires during a general strike aimed at protesting the deaths.
A third Palestinian, identified as Khaled Youssef, was also killed at the southern camp of Ain el-Hilweh on Monday night during clashes with the army.
According to As Safir daily, Army Intelligence official in the South Brig. Gen. Ali Shahrour held intense contacts with the Palestinian factions there to contain the incidents.
Security sources told the newspaper that the clashes that included throwing stones on army checkpoints at both camps were part of a big plot that was aimed at putting the military in confrontation with the shantytowns.
But the plot was thwarted due to the discipline of the soldiers and the awareness of the Palestinians, they said.
Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn said Tuesday that attacking army posts is dangerous and does not serve the interests of the Palestinians. He added that targeting the military is tantamount to attacking the Lebanese people.
20 June 2012, 12:47
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They could not liberate a bathroom; they have been trying since 1948 to no avail... this all photo-ops.
20 June 2012, 19:02
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Palestinians > Armenians.
I wish Armenians can go back to Armenia instead of denying my father a job at a marine biology lab because he is Sunni.
To think an Armenian denying my dad a job in Lebanon.
The problem with the camps is the problem with Lebanon. The Palestinians are not the only hoodlums with guns, they are one of many hoodlums. Like ba3l mohsen and Hezbollah and yes I will not be sectarian and admit that future supporters and sunnis in tabbaneh are amongst armed hoodlums.
If we can't demilitarize the lebanese we will never demilitarize the Palestinians.
Let's face it Lebanon is beyond a failed state.
20 June 2012, 14:12
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this comment would have been credibly genuine if you said the same thing about jabal mohswn and the groups in the north armed by hizbushaitan.
be consistent with yourself :)
20 June 2012, 16:59
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The balance of power is slowly shifting in Lebanon, from Shiite to sunnite... First We release Mawlawi, second, we release the islamist detainees, third, we "negotiate" with palestinians, liberate their thugs and let them go and come without passes...
Hezbollah has held the sunni fundamentalists with an iron fist before. But now, he is tolerating this balance of power shift. Why? Is because his backer (Assad) is getting weaker?
The question is "how far will this go?"- where will we draw the line between "accomodating and not repressing" salafism and asserting state authority?
What is the size of the salafi problem? let's say 30% of the population is sunnite, and half the sunnites are poor, hence "salafitable" this is 15% or 600,000. Add to them 400,000 palestinian trouble maker... This is 1M people... roughly equal to hezbollah...
So now we have 1M salafis, 1M farsis.... and 2M trying to live a normal life. I hope the 2M win.
20 June 2012, 18:55
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No one should be armed except the Lebanese Military. Hizballa refused disarming the Palestinians inside and outside the camps and insists on keeping its illegal weapons thus giving excuses for others to arm themselves. Hizablla's arms are the only threat to the existence of the Lebanese state.
