Palestinians to Arab leaders: Stop blaming us for unrest

[shira]

Palestinian officials on Wednesday appealed to Arab leaders to stop inciting against them by accusing them of instigating unrest in their countries.

The appeal came after the Syrian authorities claimed that Palestinians were behind the recent wave of violence that hit the country. Buthaina Shaaban, an advisor to Syrian President Bashar Assad, said last week that Palestinians had joined Muslim Brotherhood supporters in attacking residents of the cities of Latakia and Deraa.

The Libyan authorities had also made similar charges against Palestinians. Government officials in Tripoli claimed that opposition forces have recruited many Palestinians living in Libya as mercenaries to fight against the regime.

In Amman, some Jordanians claimed last week that Palestinians were involved in anti-government protests that have swept through the kingdom in recent weeks. Pro-monarchy activists who attacked an anti-government rally in Amman last Friday shouted slogans against Palestinians, such as “Go back to the West Bank!,” eyewitnesses reported.

Palestinians expressed fear that the charges would be used by Arab regimes to justify harsh measures against them, first and foremost deportation. They specifically fear a repeat of what happened after the first Gulf War in the early ’90s, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were deported from Kuwait and other Gulf countries for supporting Saddam Hussein.

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[aquart]

1. LOL!

Oh, dear. They're being treated like Jews.

[ret5hd]

2. the jews treat them like jews. what's new?

[whosinpower]

3. Why is that funny?

I would like an explanation why.