The poor exploitation of the Syrian refugee issue in Lebanon is reminiscent of the discourses of the European far right. Some in Beirut speak of them as “displaced people”, to mitigate the causes of the disaster, and agree with the European camp in talking about “economic asylum” and strange solutions.
In the West, they propose solutions by tightening laws and making their countries less attractive to immigration. However, in Beirut, under the auspices of Hezbollah, a hellish barter idea was launched, which considers the Syrians a burden who must be shipped in rubber boats to Europe. This is unfortunately reminiscent of the persecution and persecution of the Palestinians of Iraq after the 2003 invasion, and of one of them’s speech one day about “human waste” to describe “the Palestinian brothers.”
The latter, by the way, found themselves in Lebanon (despite their presence since 1948) facing extremism that deprives them, even academics, of many professions for a decent living, as well as creating tragedies for children of Lebanese-Palestinian marriages, under the pretext of “preserving the right of return.”
This argument is a sectarian lie, belied by the facts. For the Palestinians of the European, North American, and Latin diaspora, a decent living did not prevent them from being Palestinians, including non-Arabic-speaking generations, who were involved in belonging and work in their cause.
The tragic events that result from the state of marginalization and the insistence on a superior view of refugees in general are known to legislators and politicians in Lebanon, from Tripoli in the north, through Sabra in Beirut, all the way to the south.
Now, turning a blind eye to the reasons for the presence of Syrians in neighboring countries, including Lebanon, does not contribute to their return to their homes, but rather turns it to uses with disastrous results. Syrian asylum did not begin with the economic crisis, but rather since his towns were bombed and destroyed, and the security grip pursued him.
Accordingly, the Syrians who are able to express themselves say that if those slandering “displacement” really want our return, then they should ask Hezbollah and the other controlling Iranian groups to leave our villages and towns. By the way, how many Syrians have returned to Qusayr since Hezbollah entered it in 2012? The same question is about the continuation of the tragedy of the people of Wadi Barada, and the rest of the areas subject to the militias, despite what is rumored that the regime has won.
The solution is not to create blackmail tools to lift sanctions on the pillars of the Damascus regime, or to make an immoral proposal to throw the Syrians into death boats towards Europe. Even the extreme right of Europe, which visited Damascus, cannot put forward this blind extremism, which always holds “outsiders” responsible for failures and crises.
The matter, then, is much simpler than portraying destitute refugees as transporting explosives to a former minister (Michel Samaha) from Damascus to Lebanon to detonate a civil war. Lebanon needs to emerge from its confusion amidst an armed state leading its state.
2023-10-05 22:41:02
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