Such a phrase communicates contradictions, discrimination and racism. For how can someone set a timetable for his brother limiting his mobility and movement and deciding when he leaves his house to visit a relative or buy food or medication? What we should ask ourselves is whether we would accept similar measures if we were to travel, by choice or under compulsion, to any foreign or Arab country.
We do not want to fail to take heed of the problem of Syrian displacement to Lebanon, as it is a migration that goes beyond the capacities of this small country–economically, financially, socially, and, most importantly, security-wise. These are the words we hear over and over again from officials and the media on our TV screens. However, the reality contradicts these statements in this country of wonders, although it does not negate some of the negative repercussions of the burden. The flagging economy, and despite all that plagues it, is still intact and has not lost its dynamism, and it will be able to recover at record speed under the right circumstances.
As for security, the situation is the most tight not only in comparison to our neighboring countries but probably to the whole world. Figures are obtained based on the number of violations, contraventions and crimes per day and subsequently reckoning the number of these that can be linked to Syrians refugees in Lebanon. The fact of the matter is that figures show that there has been no increase in the crime rate in Lebanon, and whatever daily violations, disputes, gunfire and smuggling are recorded is all associated with the Lebanese, who have mastered breaking the law since before the war, not to mention the violations committed by militiamen who have pervaded all the sectors of the State.
Caution is a duty, and the security forces are performing their duties, and the country is stable. Therefore, there is no need for measures that harm the Syrians and Lebanese alike.