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Article: Long refugees themselves, Palestinians now play host; Palestinians in Lebanon open their camps to fleeing families.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 8, 2006
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Byline: Nicholas BlanfordCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor
RASHIDIYEH CAMP, LEBANON -- Nearly six decades ago, the Lebanese gave shelter to tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees who fled their homeland when the state of Israel was created. Now some of those refugees' descendants are returning the favor. Hundreds of Lebanese who have abandoned their homes have sought shelter in the Palestinian camps ringing the southern coastal town of Tyre.
The hospitality has its roots in the close ties between the southern Lebanese and the inhabitants of what was Palestine before 1948. Those ties endure in the respect that many Palestinians in Lebanon ...