To quote Maan News Agency, a Jewish state recognition would exempt Israel from its responsibility toward the Palestinian refugees who were forcibly displaced from their homes in 1948. The Nakba of 1948 forcibly evicted 760,000 Palestinians from their homeland. By 2010, nearly 5 million Palestinians were recognized as refugees by the UN. The right of return for Palestinian refugees is enshrined in article 11 of UN resolution 194. Israel has never officially recognized the right of a Palestinian state to exist. Plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes on illegally occupied lands were approved by the Israeli government, in addition to the demolition of over 500 Palestinian-owned structures, throughout the entirety US-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 12:48:53 +0000
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