Definition of refugees

Post #151,722 by bluke 4/19/04 4:36:45 AM 4/19/04 4:37:02 AM Reply	Definition of refugees According to most estimates about 800,000 Palestinians were displaced in 1948 many of them leaving because the Arab leaders told them to. Somehow this has mushroomed into 3.5 - 4 million refugees 50+ years later. This is unprecedented in history. Think about this, UNWRA is the only UN refugee organization of it's kind and has been in existence for over 50 years. It's very existence perpetuates the refugee problem. Every other refugee issue in the world has been solved in much less time then the Palestinians. Why are they still living in refugee camps 50+ years later? Edited by bluke April 19, 2004, 04:37:02 AM EDT Definition of reugees According to most estimates about 800,000 Palestinians were displaced in 1948 many of them leaving because the Arab leaders told them to. Somehow this has mushroomed into 3.5 - 4 million refugees 50+ years later. This is unprecedented in history. Think about this, UNWRA is the only UN refugee organization of it's kind and has been in existence for over 50 years. It's very existence perpetuates the refugee problem. Every other refugee issue in the world has been solved in much less time then the Palestinians. Why are they still living in refugee camps 50+ years later? Collapse All History
Post #151,779 by JayMehaffey 4/19/04 1:01:55 PM Reply	It would be nice It would be nice if the other countries in the region had accepted the Palestinians into their countries as part of the population. It would have prevented a lot of problems. But they didn't and they are not going to. Sometimes I think the Isreali's don't understand that it doesn't matter how resonable their posistion is. The point of negotiating a deal with other countries and groups is to find a posistion that everybody finds acceptable. Jay
Post #151,783 by bluke 4/19/04 1:11:44 PM 4/19/04 1:13:55 PM Reply	That goes for both sides to ask on one hand for your own state with no Jews in it and on the other hand claim that millions of refugees can go back to Israel is ludicrous. The right of return is another way of saying the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians have not budged an inch in their positions, Israel has moved a lot. You tell me who is being more accomodating? Edited by bluke April 19, 2004, 01:13:55 PM EDT Expand All History

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