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eretzyisrael · 4 months

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by LYN JULIUS

Following revelations that the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA colluded with Hamas in Gaza, 12 countries have withdrawn or paused their funding to the agency at time of writing, with more likely to come. However, there is little discussion as to why an agency set up as a temporary measure to aid refugees from Israel’s 1948 War of Independence should still be giving relief to the descendants of Arab refugees 75 years later.

Interestingly, it is not generally known that UNRWA was actually established to help refugees on both sides of the conflict—both Arab and Jewish. Initially, UNRWA defined those for whom it was responsible as “a needy person who, as a result of the war in Palestine, has lost his home and his means of livelihood.”

This definition included some 17,000 Jews who had lived in areas of then-Palestine conquered by Arab forces during the 1948 war and around 50,000 Arabs living within Israel’s armistice frontiers. Israel took responsibility for these individuals and by 1950 they were removed from the UNRWA rolls. This left some 550,000 Palestinian Arabs—according to a New York Times estimate in Dec. 1948—under UNRWA’s authority.

At the time, there was no internationally recognized definition of what constituted a refugee. In 1951, the U.N. Refugee Convention agreed on the following definition:

A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.

This definition certainly applies to the 850,000 Jewish refugees who fled persecution in Arab countries after 1948 and mostly made their way to Israel. Returning to those countries would have and still does put their lives at risk.

The burden of rehabilitating and resettling the 650,000 of these refugees who arrived in Israel was shouldered by the Jewish Agency and American Jewish relief organizations, such as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Together with Holocaust survivors from Eastern Europe, they were shunted into transit camps called ma’abarot in appalling conditions.

At the time, the American aid earmarked for Middle East refugees was supposed to have been split evenly between Israel and the Arab states, with each side receiving $50 million. The money to take in the Arab refugees was handed over to UNRWA, while the United States gave another $53 million for “technical cooperation” to the Arab countries. Thus, in effect, the Arab nations received double the money given to Israel even though Israel took in more refugees, a large number of whom had been expelled from Arab countries.

#united nations #unrwa #refugees #jewish refugees #arab refugees

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redtail-lol · 4 months

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If you use arab.org like I do please consider taking the extra 30-60 seconds to click on ALL of their causes. Palestine is important but so are the environment, refugees, children, women, and the impoverished across the middle east and it doesn't take away from Palestine to click for multiple causes. The arab world faces a lot of problems and they only get worsened by how western nations have oppressed and attacked them. Clicking is small but it generates something and overtime it does benefit the greater good. It takes all of us clicking as often as possible but we can do it! It's really easy and safe and they have proofs on their site on how they do make an impact and are donating your click money

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trueconservativepundit · 7 months

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The Hamas War for the Total Destruction of Israel – What’s Next?

Featured image: rocket fired from within Gaza into civilian area inside Israel Does Hamas have a legitimate reason to attack Israel, and does Israel have a legitimate reason to respond in kind? Regardless of where one stands on the Israeli/Hamas war, it is a terrible thing, there is seldom much of anything good about war – and yet, sometimes it is necessary. On October 7th, Hamas (again)…

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#Arab refugees #Hamas #Hezbollah #Iran #Israel Hamas war #Jewish refugees #Middle East #nation of Palestine #Palestinian #Palestinian people #Peace #Syria #terrorism

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hussyknee · 5 months

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Al-Ajaweed Band is a group made up of Black/Afro-Palestinians from the Baq'a Refugee Camp in Jordan. They’re known for being some of the best at dabka!

(linked because the tunnel of quote tweets has more dance videos)

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Please give their page the views they deserve.

#to use an aave term: gag city #dabke #someone do a video description please #palestinian dance #palestinian culture #people of palestine #afro-palestinians #black power #palestinian refugees #free palestine #palestinian resistance #jordan #knee of huss #arab culture #arab dance

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fag4arabs · 1 month

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Look at this perfect body, fag! This shows your place in the hierarchy. This King is at the top and you are way down, below any other men. You are not even a man. Worship this King! Bow your head and crawl over. Make sure you don’t make eye contact, you filthy whore! Begin to smell his bulge, his balls. Take his Mighty Arab Cock out and drain His balls. Do it you stupid cumslut!

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artfilmfan · 7 months

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Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege (Abdallah Al-Khatib, 2021)

#palestinians #documentary #abdallah al-khatib #yarmouk #refugee camp #arab #palestine #syria

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northgazaupdates · 2 months

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17 April 2024

Civil Defense first responder Abdullah Al-Majdalawi reports that the IOF bombed a shelter for displaced people in Al-Shati refugee camp. At least one person was killed, and many injuries are arriving at Al-Ahly Arab Baptist Hospital.

WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC!

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stuckinapril · 7 months

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I think there’s something to be said for the fact that I used to dread presentations when I was younger but now plan to go out of my way to sign myself up for them so I can improve my public speaking. Me from not even two years ago would’ve never. But now ?? The more the merrier let me at them

#anything from research poster presentations to research conferences to medical conferences #i also plan on investigating conferences that center on arab culture through the refugee center i volunteer at #i think my frivolous little girl dream of being someone who actually contributes is coming to fruition more and more each day #obviously i'll be fucking nervous presenting to a bunch of doctors professors politicans etc etc #but it's just necessary! i want to conduct myself w confidence amongst professionals #instead of just being 21 and young and awkward and immediately getting written off as someone not to be taken seriously #not now!! i need to not do this thing where i throw myself into 80 different things at once #studying is my top priority atm #but soon! very soon. hopefully as i progress more thru my orgo research #so many things to look forward to i am going to melt into stardust #p

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the-garbanzo-annex-jr · 8 months

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#support for palestinians #palestinian refugees #arab countries

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vyorei · 8 months

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More on the murder of Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael Dahdouh's family in an Israeli air strike today

This man lost his family bringing us information, trying to get the stories of Palestine to us.

He and countless others have lost what the hold dear to try and highlight the atrocities being commited.

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #Wael Dahdouh #Al Jazeera Arabic #Al-Nuseirat refugee camp

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eretzyisrael · 4 months

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#hamas #gaza #unrwa #refugees #palestinian refugees #jews #arabs #einat wilf

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hussyknee · 8 months

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Keep seeing the videos from Gaza. Blood-curdling, unimaginable horror. Death toll currently at 830. Displaced 187,500, 4000 injured, some of them maimed for life. Hospitals at capacity with no medical aid able to come through. They're now washing injuries with soap because there's no antiseptic.

They're murdering them in cold blood while the world watches.

Westerners, watch the news footage. Remember that half of Gaza is children under 15. That they've not only blockaded them from all sides but they're bombing the Egypt border crossing too. Understand this is what they did in Afghanistan and Iraq, and that your people watched and cheered. Know that this is happening with the full support and aid of your governments and leaders. This is a massacre. This is genocide. And you're watching it happen live.

If any of you murderous freaks still think any of this is justified I hope from the bottom of my heart that your own house falls on top of you.

#my hands are still cold from seeing that #heart breaking in half #remembering this is exactly what we did to the Tamils #i want Biden apologists and people circulating posts about how great he is to drop dead #arabs‚ palestinians‚ all the Middle Eastern refugees reliving their horrors through the footage rn—#i'm sorry. i'm so goddamn sorry #israel is a terrorist state #free palestine #america is a terrorist state #tw genocide #war crimes #tw mass murder #tw violence #knee of huss #colonization #current events

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fag4arabs · 3 months

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You will see where we are going, fag! I just bring you to a house where me and my friends are staying for the weekend. You are our sextoy there. You have only one job and that is keeping ours Arab Balls empty. So when you come in show us your respect by bowing your head en lowering your eyes. Offer us your whorish holes and let us unload our strong seed inside you

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ivygorgon · 1 month

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AN OPEN LETTER to THE PRESIDENT & U.S. CONGRESS

Petition Against Israel's Forced Displacement and Threats of Violence

13 so far! Help us get to 25 signers!

Dear President Biden and Members of Congress,

We, the undersigned, express our deep concern and condemnation of Israel's ongoing acts of forced displacement and threats of violence against those who seek to return home.

The forced displacement of individuals from their homes is a violation of fundamental human rights and international law. It leads to immense suffering, loss of livelihoods, and perpetuates cycles of poverty and instability.

Furthermore, the threats of violence against those who seek to return home are reprehensible and undermine the basic principles of safety and security for all individuals, regardless of their background or beliefs.

We call upon the international community to take immediate and decisive action to pressure Israel to cease these illegal and inhumane practices. We urge governments, international organizations, and civil society to:

1. Condemn Israel's actions in the strongest terms possible and demand an immediate halt to all forced displacement and threats of violence.

2. Provide support and assistance to those affected by forced displacement, including access to shelter, healthcare, and legal aid.

3. Ensure accountability for those responsible for perpetrating and enabling these violations of human rights and international law.

4. Work towards a just and lasting solution based on the principles of equality, justice, and respect for human rights.

We stand in solidarity with the victims of forced displacement and violence and call for justice and accountability for all those affected.

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autistic-katara · 4 months

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u ever see a mildly iffy post and look at the comments and just think “wow, everyone here is so fucking unpleasant in their own special way”

#comments on a post abt i/p stuff nd no one can grasp the concept of it not being 1000% black and white #it’s possible for both groups to be indigenous to palestine and it’s possible for both groups to not be able to “return to where they came #from”#as yk from what i know it’s pretty impossible to leave gaza at all and also most israelis r refugees from really bad antisemitism or r #descended from them #and also its possible to talk abt hamas and antisemitism w/o denying the genocide going on and vice versa #and its really fucking easy to not dehumanise regular israelis/jews and palestinians/arabs #like it’s so very easy to not do that #innocent palestinians don’t deserve to die bcz of the actions of hamas #innocent israelis don’t deserve to die bcz of the actions of the idf #and neither deserve to be displaced (probably into unsafe conditions) bcz u don’t think they’re indigenous enough #so many of u act like either palestine is just a country of antisemitic terrorists or israel’s full of fascist soulless militants #both r incredibly xenophobic (and racist or antisemitic to be more specific abt it)#idk i’m just so tired of ur ability to not be normal abt this while there r people dying #i would say “it’s online discourse ppl r just like that” except this is very much bleeding into real life and existed before the internet #long before the internet #so it does very much affect real life so idk just be better please #sorry tangent in the tags #ryan shut the fuck up #antisemitism #racism

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dazedasian · 2 days

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