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#GazaUnderAttack | Watch: Al Awda hospital in the northern Gaza Strip – Video

July 24, 2014 Is Resisting Genocide a Human Right? 81 Notre Dame Law Review1275(2006). Conducting an in-depth study of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and also discussing other genocides, this article details the inadequacy of many of the international community’s response to genocides, such as “targeted sanctions” or international peacekeeping forces. Examining international legal authorities […]

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Gaza govt. calls for an international investigation into Palestinian refugees’ sinking

[ PIC 14/10/2013 – 08:15 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza Strip has called for an international investigation into the sinking and death of hundreds of Palestinian refugees in incidents that took place recently in the Mediterranean sea. The government expressed its deep concern over the tragic incidents to dozens of Palestinian […]

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UFree calls on international community to protect Palestinian refugees

[ PIC 14/10/2013 – 08:40 PM ] OSLO, (PIC)– UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners and detainees expressed its deep concern over the tragic incident that befell dozens of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. It said in a statement on Sunday that the refugees were fleeing the persistent shelling […]

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Negotiating Under the Shadow of the Palestinian Refugees – Follow @RefugeesAffairs

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Drah | Oct 5, 2013 European Union, Palestinian Territories, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Refugees, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Refugees, United States, Right Of Return, World News One of the main issues that Israelis and Palestinians are struggling with in the ongoing negotiations is the Palestinian refugee […]

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Aid watchdog urges ‘profound changes’ to UK support for Palestinian refugees

DRAH – Oct 5, 2013 Gaza,(DRAH.ps)– Independent commission warns of potential problems as rising refugee numbers and Syria conflict overburden service delivery The effectiveness of British support for UN efforts to help Palestinian refugees could be at risk unless “profound changes” are made, according to a new report from the UK aid watchdog (pdf) that […]

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Law preventing Palestinians from owning property in Lebanon threatens thousands

[ PIC 25/09/2013 – 06:04 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– A law preventing Palestinians from owning property in Lebanon was passed in March 2001, and stated that “It is not allowed to own a property of any kind for any person who does not carry a citizenship issued by a recognized state or for any person […]

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Hamas demands Lebanon to stop dealing with refugee camps as security issue

[ PIC 04/09/2013 – 11:59 AM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement renewed its call on the Lebanese government to stop dealing with the Palestinian refugee camps as a security issue, reiterating the Palestinian refugees’ keenness on Lebanon’s stability. In an annual report released by its refugee affairs office on Tuesday, Hamas underlined that the […]

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Al-Awda’s 11th Annual Convention for the Palestinian Refugees Right of Return this weekend!

For more information contact Refugees of Palestine – in Photos Related News and Resources Category Refugees | For Related News Palestinian Refugees | Factsheet Right to Return | Factsheet Whereabouts of Palestinians | Report Ethnic Cleansing | Special Topic Internal Displacement in Palestine Life in Refugee Camps Palestinian Refugee Camps Refugee & IDP Rights Sands […]

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UNRWA rejects “baseless” allegations of incitement

Middle East Monitor | Aug 29, 2013 In recent days, UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) has been attacked after an Israeli film-maker released a film called “Camp Jihad”. This alleges that the agency promoted anti-Semitism and incitement to violence in its “summer camps”. The accusations, which are entirely false […]

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Hamas: None has authorization to abandon right of return, Resettlement is principally rejected

Al Ray Agencies – Aug 12, 2013 Gaza, (DRAH.ps)—Mahmoud al-Zahar , the prominent leader in the Islamic resistance movement of Hamas , stated in a press conference held Monday evening , that all Palestinian people are agreed that right of return is an individual and collective right , so none can abandon the right of […]

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Palestinian refugees shut down UNRWA office in Lebanon camp

Maan News Agency | July 18, 2013 BEIRUT (Ma’an) — Palestinian protesters shut down a UN office in a refugee camp in Lebanon on Wednesday in protest over welfare cuts. Protesters gathered in the center of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp and called on the UN Relief and Works Agency to reverse its decision to cut […]

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VIDEO | Palestinian refugees’ rights forgotten in so-called Peace talks ~ by @PressTV

Published on Jun 20, 2013by PressTV Following World Refugee Day, The Palestinian Liberation Organization called upon the international community to hold Israel accountable for one of the largest refugee crises, since Israel displaced Palestinians from their homeland in 1948. Palestinian refugees constitute the largest and longest standing refugee crises in the world with up to […]

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Follow Rashidiyeh Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon on FB for News and Photography

Facebook: https://t.co/O4Sp7EqTbG Email: racamp (at) live.com Website: http://www.racamp.net Refugees of Palestine – in pictures Related News and Resources Category Refugees | For Related News Palestinian Refugees | Factsheet Right to Return | Factsheet Whereabouts of Palestinians | Report Ethnic Cleansing | Special Topic Internal Displacement in Palestine Life in Refugee Camps Palestinian Refugee Camps Refugee […]

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Mural in Khan marking the Palestinian Nakba

#NAKBA65  65 YEARS NAKBA = ENOUGH! [ PIC 23/05/2013 – 09:19 PM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– Four Palestinian artists painted a huge mural, 60 meters long in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip highlighting the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and the Palestinian right of return. The mural included the Dome of Rock, a key symbolizing […]

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