Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Fatah's al Maqdah: "Hariri tribunal might accuse Lebanon's Palestinians..."

"...munir Al-Maqdah, commander of Fatah's general headquarters in Lebanon, on Tuesday stressed that Palestinian factions in the country "will not take sides" in any conflict among the Lebanese."We will support the unity of Lebanon and the Lebanese," Maqdah added in a radio interview.As he did not rule out the possibility that indictments expected to be issued soon by a U.N.-backed court might accuse "the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon," Maqdah voiced concerns over the possible repercussions of the indictments "because all international tribunals are politicized."Asked whether Palestinian groups would accept to surrender their weapons to the Lebanese authorities, Maqdah said: "The Sabra and Shatila massacres are still before our eyes and the Israeli aggressions against us are persistent and there are armed Israeli settlements."..."

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