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Experts say Palestinian disarmament in Lebanon requires addressing refugee rights
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Disarming Palestinian armed factions in Lebanon has been treated as a security issue alone, overlooking the legal, political and economic conditions that sustain alternative governance structures within refugee camps, according to Dawn. Policymakers have neglected how displacement and restricted rights create the conditions under which parallel administrations operate independently of Lebanese state authority.
Addressing Palestinian weapons requires tackling the underlying grievances that make armed organizations central to camp life, analysts argue. Without resolving questions of refugee status, legal protections and economic opportunity, security-focused disarmament efforts are unlikely to succeed.
