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Lebanon prohibits Lebanese-born Palestinians working in certain professions, an act unthinkable in Israel, yet somehow only Israel is labelled an apartheid state

Amnesty International is quick to accuse Israel of practicing apartheid against Palestinians who are free to live and work in Israel, but ignores Lebanon where Palestinians are actually excluded from certain industries – double standards!
Lebanon prohibits Lebanese-born Palestinians working in certain professions, an act unthinkable in Israel, yet somehow only Israel is labelled an apartheid state

Headline: “Lebanon: The State Advisory Council suspends the minister of labor’s decision on permitting Palestinians to work in certain professions”

 

“The [Lebanese] State Advisory Council suspended [Lebanese] Minister of Labor Mustafa Bayram’s decision on permitting the Palestinians who were born in Lebanon to work in professions that the law limits to Lebanese only.”

Libels and Conspiracy TheoriesHuman RightsAttitudes Towards PeacePalestinian SocietyMedia SourcesAl-Quds Al-Arabi, newspaper (UK)