حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين
According to a 2014 study paper, the majority of Palestinian refugees in Burj el-Shemali supported Fatah. However, it noted that there was – unlike in the other Tyrian camp of Rashidieh – also a considerable presence of Hamas. In addition, the PFLP, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine were represented in the Popular Committees that rule the camp.