- Title: Syrian refugees in Lebanon react to Trump win
- Date: 9th November 2016
- Summary: AKKAR, LEBANON (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TENTS AT SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN PLAYING IN FRONT OF TENTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE FROM HOMS, OUSSAMA BATTAR, SAYING: "We have just received very bad news today that adds to our difficult situation living here in camps. While we are waiting for solutions from abroad, they come up with a racist and sectarian president who is against the Syrian revolution. This is very bad news today, we were hoping for an American president who would help find solution and calm the situation down so we could go back home but we were surprised by the winning of a racist and sectarian president who is against the Syrian revolution. If we had a little hope to go back home, we don't anymore. On the contrary, we now feel that all the countries became against us." VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES WALKING BETWEEN TENTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE FROM HOMS, ABDEL-WAHAD AHMAD KARZOUN, SAYING: "We don't hate anyone. We love everyone. We hope he will be a man of peace and solve our problems in Syria so we could return home. We wish him all the best in his work." MORE OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN NORTH LEBANON BEKAA, LEBANON (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN AT ENTRANCE OF CAMP VARIOUS OF GARBAGE PILED UP NEAR TENTS IN THE CAMP VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FILLING BUCKETS WITH WATER (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE, ABU MOHAMMED, SAYING: "Whatever it is, the American policy towards Muslim countries and especially Syria won't change whoever will become president, this is their policy because the Zionist or Jewish lobby is dominating the situation in the U.S." SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILD PLAYING SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILD CRYING MORE OF SYRIAN REFUGEES BETWEEN TENTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE FROM HOMS, UM ABDO, SAYING: "We would have wanted Clinton to win because her speeches were better for us as refugees for the situation we are living in and for what is happening in Syria. We would have preferred Clinton over him." VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES IN THE CAMP
- Embargoed: 24th November 2016 12:22
- Keywords: Lebanon Syria Trump USA refugees
- Location: AKKAR AND BEKAA, LEBANON
- City: AKKAR AND BEKAA, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00157Q5NIF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Syrian refugees living in Lebanon had mixed reactions on Wednesday (November 9) to the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, some fearing his victory would bring them more despair while the others putting their hopes in him and wishing him success.
"This is very bad news today, we were hoping for an American president who would help find solution and calm the situation down so we could go back home but we were surprised by the winning of a racist and sectarian president who is against the Syrian revolution. If we had a little hope to go back home, we don't anymore. On the contrary, we now feel that all the countries became against us," said Oussama Battar, a Syrian refugee from Homs.
But another man from Homs hoped Trump would help refugees return home.
"We don't hate anyone. We love everyone. We hope he will be a man of peace and solve our problems in Syria so we could return home. We wish him all the best in his work," said Abdel-Wahad Ahmad Karzoun.
Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favoured Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's (November 8) election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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