Belen Fernandez is the author of “The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work”, published by Verso, and “Martyrs Never Die: Travels Through South Lebanon”, published by Warscapes. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/belen-fernandez/rss en Laws & Policy Tue, 25 Apr 2017 07:53:47 +0000 Belen Fernandez https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/25/no-room-for-refugees-in-lebanon-but-plenty-for-political-elites https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/25/no-room-for-refugees-in-lebanon-but-plenty-for-political-elites Following the deadly violence in the Palestinian refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon, Belen Fernandez examines Lebanese policies toward refugees, both Syrian and Palestinian, and asks whether the mantra “there is no more space for refugees” is actually true.