On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 01:47:24PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 6/13/03 1:39:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > If that is a fair assessment, then I have another question. Were any
> > (or most) of the refugees able/permitted to return to their homes a
> > year or so later, when their fear and uncertainty had subsided? If
> > they were not permitted, who stopped them? If they were permitted,
> > then why didn't they soon return when they saw that their homes in
> > Israel seemed moderately safe and attractive compared to the refugee
> > camps?
>
> They have not been permitted to return, and the Arabs have never
> wanted them to return. The Arabs have intentionally kept them in the
> camps (which they have deliberately kept in as appalling condition
> as they can) in order to have a reason not to recognize Israel ("We
> can't recognize Israel until the refugee problem is solved"
So, are you saying that the Arab states in the region were actually
holding the Palestinians prisoner in the refugee camps, forcibly
preventing them from returning to their homes?
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"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/
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