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Re: Conflict in the Middle East
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Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:40:22 GMT
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message
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> This is from my memory, so don't recite too loudly! Dan Jassim • probably
> could give your question more justice.
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> I have never visited but. I think the short answer is "both". On the • edge of
> the town of Jenin exists a refugee camp which has probably housed • refugees
> since the War of Independence in 1948/49 when the Palestinians now in • the
> camp were forced from Israel into what was then Jordan. After the war, • the
> Israelis refused to let them return as they claim:
> a) They left under their own free will (a dubious claim).
> b) Their return would mean that Israel would not have had the desired
> cultural mix (an interesting argument).
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> Israel then invaded the area of Jordan we know as the West Bank in the • 6-day
> war ('67).
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> I imagine Jenin town is the kind of town one would expect to see in • that
> region of the world. Jenin camp is basically what I would call a • shantytown
> - poorly constructed breeze-block dwellings with poor services. Around
> 13,000 people lived in the "camp".
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> When the refugees were forced from their homes in the War of • Independence
> they left behind their whole lives to live in some of the most densely
> populated places on the planet. The predicament of these people and • the land
> occupied in '67 is at the root of Palestinian "resistance".
Quite a bit of video coverage on the BBC news.
Israelis said they bulldozed half the town as it was booby trapped.
lawrence
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| (...) Look at Israel’s history since ’47. Look at the current conflict. Do you think Sharon sent in the army and imposed a virtual press blackout with a plan to drink sweet tea, hand out fruit and talk peace? Really? The Palestinian's agree it (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| This is from my memory, so don’t recite too loudly! Dan Jassim probably could give your question more justice. I have never visited but… I think the short answer is "both". On the edge of the town of Jenin exists a refugee camp which has probably (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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