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Israeli Minister On Lebanon Allowing Palestinians To Work: First Step Towards Naturalization

August 18, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon:

“This is a small step that was long awaited on the road to grant the nationality to Palestinians and their naturalization in Lebanon and elsewhere around the world as displaced should eventually obtain the nationality in the place they live in,”

The old slippery slope nonsense argument. To many of us here in Lebanon, the choice between naturalizing Palestinian refugees and treating them like dogs is a false choice.

We want the Palestinians to return to their homeland, but we also want to treat them like human beings. This is how we see yesterday’s achievement. How this is lost on that idiot Israeli Minister is beyond me.