How should Lebanon address its "Palestinian issue" and what can the international community do to help? 17 Articles

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by Dawn Yang

This is not just a 'Lebanon visitation' or a 'Palestinian issue'. It entails an evolutionary change in mindset encompassing Israel, the Palestinian people, the Arab nations, Muslims and the international community. If a...read more

by Anthony Khoo

For centuries, Lebanon has been known as the center of prosperity, stability and wealth in the Middle East. A popular tourist destination, this small country stood alone amongst the war, conflict and death that has long b...read more

by Daniel Xiao Wang

Many Arabic nations in the Middle East are struggling to deal with the problem of displaced Palestinian refugees. Several Non-governmental Organizations (NGO's) have volunteered time and money to help these refugees, with ...read more

by Russell H. Smith

It was the northern summer of 1998 - just as France celebrated its 3-0 trouncing of the much favored Brazil in the FIFA World Cup Final - that I undertook the first of many sojourns to the former French-mandated Lebanon. F...read more

by Abigail Adams

The May 2007 battle in the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared in North Lebanon sent a warning to the international community that a civil war was brewing. The battle between the Palestinian militant faction Fatah Al-Is...read more

by hibernianscribe

Article 49 of the Geneva Convention prohibits belligerent nations from colonising territory seized in wartime. Israel is the last colonising nation. Lebanese Palestinians are entitled to return to their homeland which toda...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Lebanon is a small Country of the Middle East, with a surface of 10,452 Km2 and a population of about 3,577,000 inhabitants (esteem of 2005) of which about 1,200,000 live only in Beirut, the capital. The population is a...read more

by Susan Gosine

Amid the distant thunder of exploding car bombs, the sharp cry of guns and the agony of conflict, the Adhan resonates across Lebanon. The muezzin's soulful voice, thick with emotion seem to rise like a soothing balm from e...read more

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by Gynnie Ann De Jesus

Other countries have no right to tell another county (Lebanon) how to address any problem it may face, and meddling in another's business is risky business, with well earned consequences. Where the international community...read more

by Franco Ponti

"Every story has embedded within it a grain of truth". These simple words convey one of the most difficult tasks in all of human history - the acceptance of truth beyond the limitations of facts gathered through our reacti...read more

by J P Burton

To weigh Lebanon down alone on this issue is wrong; it is a world issue where many people have a stake and plenty of influence, on a very small piece of real estate. This territorial tendency in mankind's nature has create...read more

by E.J. Samadhi Whitehouse

"I want you to walk very slowly. Do not stop. Do not speak to anyone. Do not look up, but know this: Tanks and machine guns are being pointed directly at you. They are following your every move. It is not safe but I have...read more

by Steve Lussing

The state of affairs in the near Middle East concerning the Palestinian struggle and the repeated cross-border harassment of Israeli settlements has some very deep roots. The hostile actions are intended to bring the worl...read more

by Desiree Jordan

The Palestinians have been living in Lebanon for over 60 years now and yet they are still refugees. Lebanon needs to allow these people to assimilate into their society, work good jobs so they can provide for their familie...read more

by Marie Devine

There is a solution to the Palestinian issue in Lebanon. Refugee issues are similar in many countries and can be dealt with in similar ways. Focusing on the basic needs helps to solve the issues of health services, jobs,...read more

by Lim Wei

The Palestinian issue has been going on since the formation of Israel in homeland for the Jewish people in back in 1947 which in part was done out of guilt by the great powers in Europe to atone for the atrocities committ...read more

by Lynda Phillips

The Palestinian issue is far too complicated for Lebanon to resolve alone. The issue needs a cohesive review of what lies behind Palestine. Apparently the international community could use some education as well. ...read more