An outcry and controversy on the Syrian and Lebanese platforms against a Lebanese minister.. What is the relationship of the displaced Syrians?

The interactive bulletin - your publication (7/12/2022) monitored the statements of the Lebanese minister during a television intervention in which he said that the UNHCR had given them an initial response by refusing the return of what he described as "displaced persons" in Lebanon to Syria, adding that the rejection came before a plan integrated, but he stressed that Lebanon will complete its plan to return the refugees, regardless of the United Nations decision.

The pioneers of communication networks in Lebanon and Syria interacted with the minister's new statements through the hashtag "Issam Sharaf al-Din", in which they denounced Sharaf al-Din's plan to return Syrian refugees to Syria, noting that their return would put their lives at risk, and that their cause is primarily a humanitarian issue.

On the other hand, others supported the minister's decision, considering that the Lebanese government should act as it deems appropriate in the interest of the country, as they put it.

Political researcher George Sabra wrote, “The Lebanese Minister of the Displaced wants to return the Syrian refugees to their country by “removing the political side from the issue,” as if the refugees left their homes as a result of a natural disaster, a devastating earthquake, or a shortage of bread in Syria. The issue of refugees, Your Excellency, is political in First of all, inasmuch as it is also human."

In turn, writer Bassam Jaara believes that the Lebanese political forces only agree on the deportation of the Syrians. He commented, "It seems that the Lebanese political forces disagree about everything and agree on the deportation of the Syrian refugees!"

As for the activist Dareen Al-Abdullah, she wrote, "In light of the inability and absence of the Syrian opposition institutions and the bodies and organizations attached to them in most of the Syrian refugee issues, the deportation of Syrians has become a security and national requirement for every racist. It is not possible to compel Syrian refugees to return to their country in the presence of the Assad regime."

On the other hand, Naji Hayek called on the Lebanese state to take the appropriate decision to return the refugees. He wrote, "Ayaki Ito, Commissioner of the Refugee Affairs Office in Lebanon, refuses to help the Syrians in their country and insists on financing their presence in Lebanon. Lebanon must act according to its interests. The matter begins with serious and official contact with The Syrian state, and the most important thing is not to prevent irregular migration ships to Europe.”

In turn, Nadim Gemayel stressed that the only option for Syrian refugees is deportation. He tweeted, "The return of Syrian refugees is not an option, but a national necessity. If Syria is not safe for the Syrians to return, their stay is not safe for the Lebanese, and recent events are proof of that, either return or return." .