I have to say first that my condolences goes to the Palestinian innocent civilians that are being lost in this battle. It definitely is not an easy thing to lose a friend, an uncle or a father. All Lebanese know this fact very well, because we have all experienced loss.
Even though I disagree with the direction of the interview, I only want to comment on the last question and answer of this interview:
I will not even answer the claim that no school was opened to the refugees. I will leave it to other people to show that this claim is false.
Do you think that the Lebanese government is responsible?
I think the Lebanese government is racist towards the Palestinians; there was not a single school [that] opened to host the refugees.
I only want to comment on the claim that the "Lebanese government is racist towards the Palestinians". For the past 4 weeks, the Lebanese army has been fighting a vicious battle against terrorism, by the confession of the interviewee. The orders for the army to be extra careful to minimize the number of civilian casualties among the Palestinian refugees in the camp, is taking its toll on the Lebanese army. About 60+ soldiers have sacrificed their lives so far to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians in the camps. The Lebanese are paying in Blood to save Palestinian Blood.
The Army of a nation should only sacrifice for the people of its nation. By sacrificing their blood for the Palestinians, the Lebanese Army has equated the Palestinian Lives with those of its own. I do not believe there is a greater sacrifice or a greater message.
If anyone is a Racist, it is the interviewee of the electronic intifada. The Palestinians are yet to show support to the Lebanese Army the same as we have done in Tripoli. Anything less than that is a sign of ungratefulness.
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