LONDON: Sudanese talk show host Dalia Ahmad on Friday suggested that Syrian refugees should leave Lebanon because of the burden they were placing on the country.

Discussing the issue during the latest episode of her show 鈥淔ashet Khalq鈥� on Lebanon鈥檚 Al-Jadeed news channel, she adopted a stance similar to that of the Lebanese government that has repeatedly called for their deportation.

Ahmad said that Lebanon could no longer bear the burden of refugees after 鈥渟haring everything with the Syrians鈥� for 11 years, adding that the country鈥檚 resources were depleted and that the Lebanese people had nothing else to share with Syrians except departing Lebanon.

鈥淚t is not appropriate for you (Syrian refugees) to remain here while the Lebanese population migrate鈥� she said.

Some Lebanese social media users backed Ahmad鈥檚 comments, claiming many refugees had come to rely on aid from NGOs and humanitarian organizations.

One tweet said: 鈥淢ost of the so-called refugees are displaced people who benefit from NGO aid, they actually live in Syria and return to the camps to benefit from the aid ... (and they) must be returned to their country as soon as possible.鈥�

Another post suggested Ahmad鈥檚 comments could not be categorized as racist as she was only relaying facts. 鈥淚f this is called racism, then we鈥檙e all racist. Whoever doesn鈥檛 like this, go back to your country.鈥�

Ahmad herself was recently targeted by Hezbollah trolls following a report on her show that criticized the Lebanese government, including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and described the country鈥檚 long-reigning party officials as crocodiles.