Maan News Agency | Sept 7, 2011 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The release of alegal opinion by one of the world’s top authorities on international refugee law has highlighted possible legal dangers in the September initiative at the United Nations. Guy Goodwin-Gill’s opinion sparked a public debate amongst Palestinians at home and in the Diaspora, amid [...]
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Lebanon: On Mahmoud Abbas’ Upcoming Visit
Bissan writes (Ar) that because she believes in, among other things, the Palestinian Right to Return and that Palestine belongs to the Arab nation, she therefore opposes the upcoming visit of Mahmoud Abbas to Lebanon as well as the prospective Palestinian state intended to be voted upon at the UN.
UNRWA closes Jenin offices
[ 13/08/2011 - 08:47 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– The UN Relief and Works agency for Palestine refugees has announced the closure of offices in Jenin and its refugee camp as of Friday after receiving threats to its staff. UNRWA said in a statement that the closure would continue until the Palestinian Authority and local parties [...]
Hamas calls on Lebanon to adopt civil rights of Palestinian refugees
[ 12/08/2011 - 08:38 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Hamas has called on the Lebanese government to rectify its relationship with the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon by adopting their civil and social rights and rebuilding the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp. These remarks were made in a statement issued by the movement’s refugees’ affairs office in Lebanon [...]
Baraka: Right of return precedes statehood recognition
[ 04/08/2011 - 01:01 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Lebanese foreign minister Mansour Adnan has met with a Hamas delegation to discuss developments in Palestinian affairs. The delegation was headed by Hamas’s representative in Lebanon Ali Baraka and also included members Mahmoud al-Sadiq and Raafat Murra. The talks saw agreement on the need to pursue with [...]
Worsening Situation in Iraq for Palestinian Refugees
Palestine News Network | 01.08.11 – 12:07 Baghdad PNN - The situation of the 7000 Palestinian Refugees living in Iraq is worse than any other concentration of Palestinian refugees in the world, according to the Palestinian ambassador in Iraq, Daleel Al Qassous, quoted by the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC). Before the 2003 Iraq war, [...]
OCHA: More Palestinians displaced this year than 2009, 2010
[ 01/08/2011 - 10:36 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The UN Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories has issued a report documenting that home demolitions in Area C of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem this year had nearly doubled when compared to the same period of last year. The [...]
Lebanon likely to pass ‘racist’ decision on Palestinian refugee camps
[ 31/07/2011 - 07:29 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Lebanon is leaning towards passing new ”racist” decisions affecting the Palestinian refugee camps in the country, Palestinian and Lebanese sources have revealed. A proposal has been made for an item on the government’s agenda to be held next Wednesday against the interests of the Palestinian refugees, Lebanese [...]
Violent confrontations after IOF storms Doheisha refugee camp
[ 24/07/2011 - 10:00 AM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the Doheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem in six armored vehicles before dawn Sunday and fired sonic bombs when they reached its outskirts. Local sources said that the sound of the explosions woke up the inhabitants and some of the young men ventured [...]
UN: Marked increase in forced displacement of Palestinians
Published today (updated) 21/07/2011 17:01 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released a report Thursday documenting alarming trends in the forced displacement of Palestinians in Area C. The OCHA report found that more demolitions have taken place so far in 2011 than in all of 2009 and 2010 combined. [...]
Refugees in Gaza Protest at UNRWA HQ for Second Day
PNN – Palestine News Network - 21.07.11 – 16:03 Gaza – PNN – The popular committee for refugees in Gaza continued on Thursday to organize protests outside the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. The committee called for a sit-in on Wednesday and Thursday to protest as organizers say a decline in UNRWA’s services and [...]
Shaath: No retreat on Palestinians going to the United Nations
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:45 | MEMO Shaath called on all European countries to recognize the Palestinian state and to stand with Palestinians at the United Nations. Member of Fatah’s Central Committee and its Commissioner of international relations, Dr Nabil Shaath, has confirmed Palestinian intentions to go to the United Nations to gain recognition of [...]
Protesters blockade UNRWA headquarters in Gaza
Published today (updated) 20/07/2011 13:48 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip was blockaded by protesters for two hours on Wednesday. A number of Palestinians were protesting against what they described as UNRWA “minimizing its services.” “The UNRWA building was closed for two hours, during which time UNRWA vehicles were barred [...]
Life as a Palestine refugee – storyful in video
From: UNRWA The United Nations agency which works with Palestine refugees has released films showing some of their daily lives. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East works with over 4.7 million people registered as refugees in several countries, addressing poverty and social marginalization. ‘Peace starts here’ [...]
Bringing hope and history to Balata camp youth
Mel Frykberg |The Electronic Intifada |Balata refugee camp |6 July 2011 A writing workshop at the Yaffa Community Center during the 2010 Palestine Festival of Literature. (Palestine Festival of Literature) BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, occupied West Bank (IPS) – Bougainvilleas climb the walls of the Yaffa Community Center (YCC). Children play in its kindergarten, while older students [...]