In 2016, Lebanese authorities began constructing a concrete wall with watch towers around the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.[21] The wall has faced some criticism, being called "racist" by some and supposedly labeling residents as terrorists or islamists.[22] As of May 2017, the wall construction was nearing completion.[23][24]
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Palestinian journalist Rami George Khouri compared Lebanese treatment of Palestinians to the "Apartheid system" of South Africa
