Lebanese Parliament speaker rejects any prospect of accepting controversial US deal that would stipulate assimilation of Palestinian refugees in return for aid money
Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is behind the controversial plan dubbed the"deal of the century".
The rejection of settling Palestinian refugees who must have the right of return stands at the forefront of these principles, he said.US President Donald Trump's blueprint for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, set to be presented by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, at a Bahrain conference, envisions a $50 billion investment plan to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies.
The idea of permanently settling mainly Sunni Muslim refugees sparks fears in Lebanon of rocking its religious sectarian balance. The lack of a political solution, which Washington has said it would unveil later, prompted rejection not only from Palestinians but also in Arab countries with which Israel would seek normal relations.
"Until now, Lebanon has not been presented any official form of the American plan," an official source said on Sunday.Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara said Washington's plan ''ridicules'' the Palestinian stance. Bishara also rejected the upcoming Bahrain meeting and called for peace during an Arab League emergency session on Palestine's budget deficit.
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