The Siege of Nahr el-Bared - Lebanon

July 2007
Lebanon's long suffering Palestinian refugees now face a new crisis.

When Fatah al-Islam militants attacked an army checkpoint, the army responded with overwhelming force. "They made no distinction between civilians and militants", states one man. He claims the camp's Fatah Al-Islam members are mostly foreign fighters. "As civilians, we were forbidden from even approaching them". In the past few weeks, thousands have fled the camp. Some claim they were tortured by the Lebanese army. "I lost my hearing because of the severe beatings", states one. But many Lebanese believe the Palestinians bought the violence upon themselves. As one boy says; "They allowed Fatah al-Islam to enter the camp".

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[Falken0112]

wallahe...aljabal ma beia7moul ad ma bte7moul ja sha3b flesten

[majnoon101]

On Aug. 20, Lebanon's prosecutor general charged 107 detainees with belonging to Fatah al-Islam. They included 62 Lebanese, 36 Palestinians, five Saudis, two Syrians, a Tunisian and an Algerian. Another 119 were charged in absentia, including 38 Saudis, 11 Syrians, an Iraqi, a Yemeni and many others of unknown nationality. Now will you stop blaming the Palestinians?

[maximus0307]

fatah al islam was brought up by hariri to defend sunnis from the bad chiahs hizbollah, but then they became too radical and americans ask hariri to get rid of them! so they did.... theyre only cleaning their own mess, They try to make muslims fight muslims while the real ennemi is getting away with stealing more land every day.

[maximus0307]

im lebanese and i support palestinians againts the zionist terrorists and there lebanese allies!

[lebanesephilo92]

ayre bwejkon ya e5wet el chramit ayre fikoun chou nawar ,Lebanese will destroy nahr el bared till the last rock go fuck with israelians ,assholes

[Looserkid13]

God bless the army.

[BrigitteTrashGabriel]

i mean shouldnt complain

[BrigitteTrashGabriel]

GO LEBANESE ARMY!

the palestinians should complain when THEY are the ones who let fatah al islam into the camp.

Im suprised money has been wasted in having it that thing rebuilt.

[borootmohammed]

what a shame for the lebanese ppl

[FreeSecularIran2009]

"lebanon's long suffering palestinians"

oh bohoo they caused the suffering and instability in lebanon in the first place.

[slickpapa2002]

I feel so lucky that my parents did not flee Palestine and that i have my feet on my own soil and that i walked in Jerusalem and visited all of Palestine from North to south.

[slickpapa2002]

Attcking Palestinians on youtube, you guys shouls be ashamed! No one told Israel to bomb Lebanon in 2006 and kill 1,500 people. the issues In lebanon are caused by deep Religous beliefs and segregation due to those beliefes. Palestinians are woried about what they will eat tomarrow not about how to get Lebanese killed. God Bless Falasteen and Lebnan.