Are the Arab States to blame for the Palestinian "Refugee" Problem?

Question

Well, first I have to say that I have a tough time calling many of these people refugees. After 60 years and 2 generations your not a refugee anymore, your a person living somewhere else.
I think these two quotes sum it up well.
"The fact that there are these refugees is the direct consequence of the action of the Arab states in opposing the Jewish entity. The Arab states agreed upon this policy unanimously and they must share in the solution of the problem they created." Emil Ghouri, Secretary of the Arab Higher Committee (Beirut Daily Telegraph ,6 Sept. 1948.)

"Since 1948 we have been demanding the return of the [Arab] refugees to their homes. But we ourselves are the ones who encouraged them to leave. Only a few months separated our call to them to leave and our appeal to the United Nations to resolve [the refugee crisis] on their return." -Syrian PM 1948-49 Khalid Azzam

I would have more, but it limits the number of characters you can type.

Answer 1

I agree with you 100%. Since the occupation of Palestine, Arab leaders have been promising the Palestinian refugees with help & money & political efforts to sent them back to their homeland, but it has always been empty words & promises. They neglected the problem and technically forgot about it in exchage for money, favors & political gain from the west, specially Washington. So these leaders are not only to blame, they are the very problem.

Answer 2

Yes, and also the UN (UNRWA).
This is done by not allowing "Palestinians" to work or leave the "camps" in Lebanon, etc.
Perpetuating the Arab "refugees" has been an international project.
They are held by the world in this permanent "refugee" status, as a weapon against Israel.

Answer 3

Yes I think they are. The Palestinian refugees are used as a political football to attack the state of Israel (the only truly democratic country in the Middle-East).

People like Yasser Arafat did nothing to help them. He and others like him just squandered and misappropriated funds given by the UN, US, EU etc. which should have gone to alleviate their plight.

Most Palestinians are better off living under Israeli rule. Israel has an excellent health system, more than adequate social security and a progressive political sysytem.

Given the choice between living in a Theocratic dictatorial Arab state and living in Israel, I know which one I'd choose.

Answer 4

nicely confident. whilst Israel became into based, it welcomed all citizens interior its borders to survive as comprehensive Israeli electorate. Many did, yet many sided with Israels aggressive buddies in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and left. clearly Israel did not opt for its enemies back! on condition that those Arabs sacrificed their land to area with the Arab states in that conflict, needless to say the Arab states could have taken them in. communicate approximately ingratitude.

Answer 5

Um, they need to have a section called "Yahoo Asked and Answered", or "Yahoo Suggestions!"

Why post something that looks like a question if you are jut going to rant.

Answer 6

YES! If they are "refugees," why doesn't the West resettle them?

BTW, you can add more to your question by using the edit button.
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Answer 7

Don't think so.
Just "The young one" were making the mess in their own backyards.
Luke 9.60
With self prides, self rudeness, self discrimination with self images of standing idol as people of different races of self racism in kicking the butts of God.
Exodus 20.1-6
Leviticus 26.1
With their creation of loss of peace on earth goodwill to men for the good of mankind.
Luke 9.55-56
Getting themselves kick on the butts as casualty of the dead Mummy of failures and horrors of the past as success in not worshiping God in climbing up the coconut trees and still look green with lost sense of direction and purpose of life without a shepherd to guide them home in honouring and worshiping God .
Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49
Until they expose " The elders ,not their parent or teachers were rude.
Children misbehave with self prides , self rudeness with self lack of knowledge" in kicking the butts of God in making a mess out there.
Luke 8.10, 17
What do you think
What do you think?

Answer 8

الفرج من اللة ولاتنتضر احدا غيرة.