Western Countries Fear Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Would Join Jihad
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Western countries voiced fear that Syrian refugees in Lebanon would be driven to Jihad if the Lebanese state didn't provide them with their needs and improve their living conditions.
A prominent western diplomat said in comments published in As Safir newspaper on Tuesday that the international aid for Lebanon aims at helping Lebanon to deal with the large influx of Syrian refugees.
The Lebanese state, according to the diplomat, should “support the needs of the Syrian refugees to prevent them from engaging in security operations or deviating towards Jihad.”
The diplomat, nevertheless, stressed that the Syrian refugees will not remain in Lebanon or become permanent refugees.
“They will go back to their land,” the diplomat said.
According to the diplomat, the international community considers that Lebanon was the most affected country by the burgeoning flow of Syrian refugees, which makes it in desperate need for “protection.”
The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surged to more than 962,000 according to the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) and Lebanon is facing difficulties in coping with their burden.
President Michel Suleiman lamented recently during a meeting for the International Support Group for Lebanon in Paris that the “aid to the refugees has not met our expectations.”
Several International and Arab conferences have been held to aid the Syrian refugees in Lebanon and to help the state confront the economic and security woes caused by the crisis.
18 March 2014, 10:16
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If they do not join JIhad abroad but any fool cleric yells for JIHAD in lebanon, don't you think that all the JIHAD thirsty lebanese will join?
I am sure they will join. And people from all over the world would come for jihad in lebanon against the druze, christians and other religions in this country.
18 March 2014, 12:40
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i didnt know the west tortured, cut the penis and killed 13 years old Hamza Khatib and other kids from Daraa. Thanks for the info habibi...
18 March 2014, 13:30
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'UN should establish a no-fly zone'
do u just know what it means to establish NFZ ?
Go ask Bashar first...
18 March 2014, 13:15
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I understand Syrians may be driven to Jihad. What I don't understand is what drove Hezbollah brainwashed sheep to jihad !
18 March 2014, 13:29
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read history (no disrespect meant) and you will learn their culture
18 March 2014, 13:59
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@Southern ... please spare the BS. Most refugees in Lebanon are fleeing the regime and Hezbollah.
If you believe otherwise, please carry a Hezbollah flag and go for a walk in any syrian refugee camp of your choice.
We will see if you will be welcomed as a hero or murderer !
I DARE YOU ! Film it !
18 March 2014, 14:30
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If I were a supporter of Isil and Nusra, I would but I only support non-terrorist and unarmed entities : Lebanese Citizens and the Lebanese state. Something you will never understand it seems being a hezbollah terrorist supporters answering to Iran and Bashar.
Again, go have a stroll in any Syrian camp with your flag held proudly over your hear. I dare you ...
In fact, go have a stroll in Dahyé with a Lebanese flag proudly held over your head.
Bring some video footage... if you survive !
18 March 2014, 15:03
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there is no beer in Kababji khaldeh
and if you are wearing shorts, they will seat you on the first floor,
ask me how I know
18 March 2014, 15:48
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@Thrust : there is no beer in any Shia villages in the south. They threaten christians who dare to sell beer... and they talk about Sunni radicals ?
Let me remind everyone that hezbollah is an Islamic Resistance "IN" Lebanon as per their flag. They are not even a "Lebanese Islamic Resistance". Lebanon is nothing for them other than a hijacked country !
18 March 2014, 16:37
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@FT: the only point I'm making is that Hezbollah is as radical and extremists as Sunni extremists. The only difference between both is the country they follow. So let no one tell you Hezbollah is fighting extremists or terrorists because they are the first ones to be so !
I used to be able to practice my beliefs (not religion) all over the country years ago. Meaning I could access virtually any point in my country. Enjoy drinks all over. This is no longer the case not because of a rise in Sunni extremism but because Hezbollah has banned Lebanese from doing so.
18 March 2014, 15:41
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Phil, I have mentioned this before, that now as both sides seem to have consolidated territory adjacent to our border, it's now time for the Syrian refugees to start leaving back to their homes. Camps can be set up now inside Syria, the UN and the Arab Relief organization can go a long way to assist them, especially now in view of Winter's last weeks. Lebanon has tried well, it gave a lot of its resources to shelter the refugees, many of people lost both jobs and businesses to the Syrians, it's now time to reduce the pressure on us, the thought is now to encourage the Syrians to start returning.
