Palestinian refugees Flashcards
1
Q
1948-9 war
A
700,000 Arabs fled their homes
2
Q
fled to
A
Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon
3
Q
UNRWA
A
estimates that there are around 5 million refugees today
4
Q
refugee camps
A
- set up by UNRWA
- appalling conditions
5
Q
“Law of Return”
A
the Israeli law forbid Arabs from returning to Israeli
6
Q
PLO
A
able to recruit from refugee camps
-turned anger into action
7
Q
where they live
A
only 1.5 million live in refugee camps
-the rest live in and around the cities of their host countries
8
Q
Impact on Egypt
A
- received $60 billion in US aid
- granted legal rights to 70,000 Palestinians
9
Q
Impact on Syria
A
434,896 refugees
10
Q
Impact on Jordan
A
- the only Arab nation that integrated large numbers of refugees as citizens
- almost 2 million of Jordan’s 6 million population are Palestinian refugees
11
Q
Impact on Lebanon
A
Palestinians blamed for sparking the Civil War.
-405,425
12
Q
Israels view
A
- should be hosted by Arab countries or by a future Palestinian state
- also only one Jewish state and 22 Arab ones
