August 28, 2006

Palestinians in south Lebanon Refuse to Disarm

Cross-posted from The Dread Pundit Bluto

The Lebanese Christian website Libanoscopie reports that Palestinians in Lebanon have refused requests to disarm from the Lebanese government:

The Lebanese government would have asked, via an intermediary of Palestinian Fatah representative Abbas Zaki, that the refugee camp located on the edge of the Litani region in south Lebanon be disarmed.

In response, Mounir Mekdad, leader of the Palestinians in the region has categoricaly refused to disarm the Palestinians. In an interview with a Jordanian newspaper, their refusal comes based on their opinion that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is illegal because it does not specify the return of Palestinians to their territory.

The potential for continued provocations threatening the ceasefire should be obvious.

In the same story, Libanoscopie reports that Hizballah has dismantled 14 fortified positions around the disputed Chebaa Farms area.

Posted by: Bluto at 10:36 AM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 I suspect that this is the result of the fact that the Palestinians in the camps are a lot more afeared of the local Lebanese than Israel. The Lebanese and the Palestinians don't get along so well. It was the Lebanese that actually committed the massacres in Shabra and Shatilla.

Posted by: flydiveski at August 28, 2006 12:08 PM (QytQY)

2 Why should they give up their weapons? Afterall - Southern Lebanon is now unofficially defacto Greater Palestine.

Where do these Lebanese get off thinking they are actually in charge of anything.

Posted by: hondo at August 28, 2006 04:39 PM (XrexX)

3 Told you so. Long ago.

Posted by: greyrooster at September 02, 2006 10:16 AM (R6pNU)

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