Wesam Sabaaneh is a Palestinian refugee, writer, and activist. He serves as the executive director of Jafra Foundation, a youth organization that supports Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon. Through his writing and humanitarian work, he advocates for refugee rights and strives to amplify their voices globally. His debut book, Dear Little Palestine, explores themes of resilience, identity, and the collective experience of exile.
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Lebanese officials have revived calls to disarm Palestinian factions inside refugee camps, presenting it as part of efforts to curb “illicit weapons” and reinforce state sovereignty. Yet for many Palestinians and regional observers, the refugee-camp disarmament initiative signifies an attempt to recalibrate the region’s security landscape. It also revives traumatic collective memories of earlier disarmament campaigns that left camps exposed to massacres.
