Comments on: "Disposing of the Palestinian predicament in Lebanon" By Johnny Kairouz http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/ Blogging Lebanese politics, business and society since 2005 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Concerned American http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5020 Concerned American Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:25:57 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5020 I read that Kuwait only contributed $30,000 to the UNRWA fund in 2006. If Kuwait gives that little, it's difficult to believe that they are going to accept tens of thousands of super-fertile Palestinian people. Lebanon will have to come up with its own solution to the Palestinian problem. Informative article on UNRWA and the world's only permanent refugees: http://www.azure.org.il/magazine/magazine.asp?id=274 I read that Kuwait only contributed $30,000 to the UNRWA fund in 2006. If Kuwait gives that little, it’s difficult to believe that they are going to accept tens of thousands of super-fertile Palestinian people.

Lebanon will have to come up with its own solution to the Palestinian problem.

Informative article on UNRWA and the world’s only permanent refugees:

http://www.azure.org.il/magazine/magazine.asp?id=274

]]> By: Disposing of the Palestinian predicament in Lebanon at The Ouwet Front: A Lebanese Forces Blog http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5019 Disposing of the Palestinian predicament in Lebanon at The Ouwet Front: A Lebanese Forces Blog Thu, 31 May 2007 21:07:47 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5019 [...] Johnny Kairouz, a Lebanese living in Canada, has contributed this article to The Beirut Spring. [...] [...] Johnny Kairouz, a Lebanese living in Canada, has contributed this article to The Beirut Spring. [...]

]]> By: Shirin http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5018 Shirin Thu, 31 May 2007 13:28:32 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5018 The Palestinian refugee crisis is a problem we have to solve, but if people continue trying to deal with it with their guns and arms it will never come to a solution…. <a href="http://www.shirin-from-lebanon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">shirin-from-lebanon.blogspot.com</a> The Palestinian refugee crisis is a problem we have to solve, but if people continue trying to deal with it with their guns and arms it will never come to a solution….
shirin-from-lebanon.blogspot.com

]]> By: P.A http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5017 P.A Wed, 30 May 2007 21:42:35 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5017 You are completely right, I think that the arab countries, that "supposedly" and constantly (since 1948) defended the palestinan cause and their right to return to their land, should start thinking of helping the palestinian refugees in Lebanon by hosting them in their countries instead of meddling in our internal affairs and spending their money on either cars, terrorism or irrelevant spending. You are completely right, I think that the arab countries, that “supposedly” and constantly (since 1948) defended the palestinan cause and their right to return to their land, should start thinking of helping the palestinian refugees in Lebanon by hosting them in their countries instead of meddling in our internal affairs and spending their money on either cars, terrorism or irrelevant spending.

]]> By: Patrick http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5016 Patrick Wed, 30 May 2007 21:40:03 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5016 You are completely right, I think that the arab countries, that "supposedly" and constantly (since 1948) defended the palestinan cause and their right to return to their land, should start thinking of helping the palestinian refugees in Lebanon by hosting them in their countries instead of meddling in our internal affairs and spending their money on either cars, terrorism or irrelevant spending. You are completely right, I think that the arab countries, that “supposedly” and constantly (since 1948) defended the palestinan cause and their right to return to their land, should start thinking of helping the palestinian refugees in Lebanon by hosting them in their countries instead of meddling in our internal affairs and spending their money on either cars, terrorism or irrelevant spending.

]]> By: Anonymous http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5015 Anonymous Wed, 30 May 2007 18:21:55 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5015 1)Lebanon should make peace w/Israel, and thus change the Syria paradigme. 2)The refugees should be given citizenship in Lebanon but not allowed to settle as a group in one place.3) The very oil rich Arab countries should be responsible for the bills and help the Palestinians integrate into civil society. The Palestinians have suffered enough and are being abused and constantly, mercilessly punished by their irresponsible leaders and the Arab countries who have used them as pawns........ 1)Lebanon should make peace w/Israel, and thus change the Syria paradigme. 2)The refugees should be given citizenship in Lebanon but not allowed to settle as a group in one place.3) The very oil rich Arab countries should be responsible for the bills and help the Palestinians integrate into civil society. The Palestinians have suffered enough and are being abused and constantly, mercilessly punished by their irresponsible leaders and the Arab countries who have used them as pawns……..

]]> By: The Zionist http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5014 The Zionist Wed, 30 May 2007 15:28:36 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5014 WHAT ALL THE ARABS SEEM NOT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ISRAEL IS HOME - THE LAND BELONGS TO THEM THE PHILLISTINES BELONG IN GAZA DOWN TO EGYPT - ALONG THE SEA WHEN THE OTHER ARABS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ISRAEL IS HOME - AND WILL GO NUCLEAR BEFORE LEAVING (2000 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM HOME) AND WELCOME THEM HOME AS FAMILY...THEN WE MAY ACTUALLY HAVE PEACE WHAT ALL THE ARABS SEEM NOT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ISRAEL IS HOME – THE LAND BELONGS TO THEM

THE PHILLISTINES BELONG IN GAZA DOWN TO EGYPT – ALONG THE SEA

WHEN THE OTHER ARABS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ISRAEL IS HOME – AND WILL GO NUCLEAR BEFORE LEAVING (2000 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM HOME)

AND WELCOME THEM HOME AS FAMILY…THEN WE MAY ACTUALLY HAVE PEACE

]]> By: The Zionist http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5013 The Zionist Wed, 30 May 2007 15:27:55 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5013 WHAT ALL THE ARABS SEEM NOT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ISRAEL IS HOME - THE LAND BELONGS TO THEM THE PHILLISTINES BELONG IN GAZA DOWN TO EGYPT - ALONG THE SEA WHEN THE OTHER ARABS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ISRAEL IS HOME - AND WILL GO NUCLEAR BEFORE LEAVING (2000 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM HOME) AND WELCOME THEM HOME AS FAMILY WHAT ALL THE ARABS SEEM NOT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ISRAEL IS HOME – THE LAND BELONGS TO THEM

THE PHILLISTINES BELONG IN GAZA DOWN TO EGYPT – ALONG THE SEA

WHEN THE OTHER ARABS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ISRAEL IS HOME – AND WILL GO NUCLEAR BEFORE LEAVING (2000 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM HOME)

AND WELCOME THEM HOME AS FAMILY

]]> By: Omar http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5012 Omar Wed, 30 May 2007 09:41:29 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5012 I beleive that we should draft a law especially executed to deal with the Palestians . Such Bill of Rights will allow them to live and work freely in Lebanon without the right to vote or to obtain a Lebanese citizenship and to own more than one house and NO Land ownership. And for them to pay taxes and social security just like the lebanese do so that will allow them to join our schools and unis without discrimination. SO a Lebanese Green Card. Shipping them anywhere else is simplistic and naive. If it was that easy they would have left the country ages ago. I beleive that we should draft a law especially executed to deal with the Palestians . Such Bill of Rights will allow them to live and work freely in Lebanon without the right to vote or to obtain a Lebanese citizenship and to own more than one house and NO Land ownership. And for them to pay taxes and social security just like the lebanese do so that will allow them to join our schools and unis without discrimination. SO a Lebanese Green Card. Shipping them anywhere else is simplistic and naive. If it was that easy they would have left the country ages ago.

]]> By: Louis-Noel Harfouch http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5011 Louis-Noel Harfouch Wed, 30 May 2007 03:54:15 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/05/27/disposing-of-the-palestinian-predicament-in-lebanon-by-johnny-kairouz/#comment-5011 We are not the ones who turned the Palestinians into the Arabs' political football, the Arabs themselves did that, thank you very much! So, why should we be made to bear the brunt of the Arabs' irresponsible and silly games and the Palestinians' demographic explosion (some 600,000 thousand souls already in Lebanon by some estimates.) My humane side would say "settle the poor buggers, naturalize them, and turn them into useful Lebanese citizens..." (afterall, Israel took in and rehabilitated over 1 million Jews who were dispossessed from their homes, businesses, lives, and livelyhoods in Arab lands...) But then again, this is an Arab, not a Lebanese issue; --it is the Arabs who played "population exchanges" with the Israelis, not us! --It was the Arabs who waged silly wars they couldn't win against the Israelis, not us! (In fact, the Arabs have always had the luxury of raining their righteous indignation on us for never having engaged in idiotic armed confrontations with Israel Arabistani-style --ya3né bil hawbara wel 3antariyyéé and empty rhetoric.) --and finally, this is LEBANON (4015 sq. mi) we're talking about folks, not Saudi's al-rub3 el-Khaaly (865,000 sq. mi), not Syria's throbbin' heart of Arabism and the Palestinians prime "champion"--yeah right--in the region (71,500 sq. mi.), not Iraq (169,000 sq. mi.), and not Jordan (aka Palestine, 35,000 sq. mi.) Bottom line, this is not an issue of demography and sectarian equilibriums! This is purely a "space," "overpopulation", "logistics" and "housekeeping" issue. Let those who have been flexing their limp muscles on behalf of the Palestinians, and making empty threats (about razing Israel from the map of the Middle East and other such silly bluster) on behalf of the Palestinians, and screaming until they're blue in the face about the sacredness of their Palestinians etc..., let THOSE fair-weather friends and cowardly "brotherly Arabs" give shelter to, and naturalize, their Palestinians. It's easy for Saudis, Syrians, Iraqis, and others to pontificate about what Lebanon should and should not do for the Palestinians. I say let them direct their indignation at themselves. Lebanon has done more than its share when you factor in its size, demographics, resources, committment (or lack thereof), and time and energy (or lack thereof) for Arab causes. Folks!, YOU take the Palestinians if you don't like the way Lebanon has been treating them! ma bi7ikk jildak illa Difrak, so take them home into YOUR home, and show them some genuine Arabian hospitality in YOUR home, not mine. yalla ciao yamo! We are not the ones who turned the Palestinians into the Arabs’ political football, the Arabs themselves did that, thank you very much! So, why should we be made to bear the brunt of the Arabs’ irresponsible and silly games and the Palestinians’ demographic explosion (some 600,000 thousand souls already in Lebanon by some estimates.)

My humane side would say “settle the poor buggers, naturalize them, and turn them into useful Lebanese citizens…” (afterall, Israel took in and rehabilitated over 1 million Jews who were dispossessed from their homes, businesses, lives, and livelyhoods in Arab lands…) But then again, this is an Arab, not a Lebanese issue;
–it is the Arabs who played “population exchanges” with the Israelis, not us!
–It was the Arabs who waged silly wars they couldn’t win against the Israelis, not us! (In fact, the Arabs have always had the luxury of raining their righteous indignation on us for never having engaged in idiotic armed confrontations with Israel Arabistani-style –ya3né bil hawbara wel 3antariyyéé and empty rhetoric.)
–and finally, this is LEBANON (4015 sq. mi) we’re talking about folks, not Saudi’s al-rub3 el-Khaaly (865,000 sq. mi), not Syria’s throbbin’ heart of Arabism and the Palestinians prime “champion”–yeah right–in the region (71,500 sq. mi.), not Iraq (169,000 sq. mi.), and not Jordan (aka Palestine, 35,000 sq. mi.)

Bottom line, this is not an issue of demography and sectarian equilibriums! This is purely a “space,” “overpopulation”, “logistics” and “housekeeping” issue. Let those who have been flexing their limp muscles on behalf of the Palestinians, and making empty threats (about razing Israel from the map of the Middle East and other such silly bluster) on behalf of the Palestinians, and screaming until they’re blue in the face about the sacredness of their Palestinians etc…, let THOSE fair-weather friends and cowardly “brotherly Arabs” give shelter to, and naturalize, their Palestinians.

It’s easy for Saudis, Syrians, Iraqis, and others to pontificate about what Lebanon should and should not do for the Palestinians. I say let them direct their indignation at themselves. Lebanon has done more than its share when you factor in its size, demographics, resources, committment (or lack thereof), and time and energy (or lack thereof) for Arab causes.

Folks!, YOU take the Palestinians if you don’t like the way Lebanon has been treating them!

ma bi7ikk jildak illa Difrak, so take them home into YOUR home, and show them some genuine Arabian hospitality in YOUR home, not mine.
yalla ciao yamo!

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