Syria War Triggers Rifts in Palestinian Camps in Lebanon

(New York Times) Josh Wood - Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps are becoming "more and more of a battlefield" between those who are for or against the Assad regime in Syria, said Sari Hanafi, a professor at the American University of Beirut. During Syria's occupation of parts of Lebanon between 1976 and 2005, Damascus fostered relationships with several Palestinian groups.


2012-04-05 00:00:00

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