Published : 28-08-2018
Head of the National Reconciliation Committee in Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus, Sheikh Mohammed AlOmari, slammed the Palestinian factions in Lebanon and other parties that called for the return of Palestinian refugees to Syria for turning their back on the plight of the Palestine community and manipulating their fate.
AlOmari said such ongoing calls for return are another stab in the back of the Palestinian refugee community fleeing the deadly warfare in Syria.
He said no serious arrangements have been made by such parties as UNRWA, the General Commission for Palestinian Refugees, Palestinian factions in Damascus, or the Syrian government to facilitate the refugees’ safe return to their camps.
AlOmari said those who pushed for the return of the Palestinian refugees from Lebanon should have rather coordinated with the official Syrian authorities and Palestinian factions in Damascus so as to provide shelter for the displaced families and work out the situation of the homeless who are left on their own in Damascus streets.
“We are extremely delighted to receive our Palestinian brothers and sisters back in Syria, however, not through degrading and non-humanitarian routes”, AlOmari further stated.
Secretary of the Popular Palestinian Committees in Lebanon, Abu Iyad AlShaalan, said there exist no official measures to send Palestinians back to Syria against their will.
Earlier this month, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Department of Refugee Affairs announced the launch of the application processes in Lebanon and Gaza for displaced Palestinians in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip who wish to return to Syria. Instructions were also given by Palestine’s Ambassador in Lebanon to shell out sums of money to ease the refugees’ access to Syria.
Head of the National Reconciliation Committee in Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus, Sheikh Mohammed AlOmari, slammed the Palestinian factions in Lebanon and other parties that called for the return of Palestinian refugees to Syria for turning their back on the plight of the Palestine community and manipulating their fate.
AlOmari said such ongoing calls for return are another stab in the back of the Palestinian refugee community fleeing the deadly warfare in Syria.
He said no serious arrangements have been made by such parties as UNRWA, the General Commission for Palestinian Refugees, Palestinian factions in Damascus, or the Syrian government to facilitate the refugees’ safe return to their camps.
AlOmari said those who pushed for the return of the Palestinian refugees from Lebanon should have rather coordinated with the official Syrian authorities and Palestinian factions in Damascus so as to provide shelter for the displaced families and work out the situation of the homeless who are left on their own in Damascus streets.
“We are extremely delighted to receive our Palestinian brothers and sisters back in Syria, however, not through degrading and non-humanitarian routes”, AlOmari further stated.
Secretary of the Popular Palestinian Committees in Lebanon, Abu Iyad AlShaalan, said there exist no official measures to send Palestinians back to Syria against their will.
Earlier this month, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Department of Refugee Affairs announced the launch of the application processes in Lebanon and Gaza for displaced Palestinians in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip who wish to return to Syria. Instructions were also given by Palestine’s Ambassador in Lebanon to shell out sums of money to ease the refugees’ access to Syria.
