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UNRWA: Millions of Palestinian refugees 'cannot be wished away'
Ynet, Reuters
Published: 03.09.18, 20:13
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1. Pierre Krahenbuhl
lopoczynski82426 ,   London, England   (09.03.18)
The only thing that Pierre Krahenbuhl of UNWRA is really concerned about is his salary, pension rights and back pocket filling by the PA.
2. Wow. Commissioner-General trying to save his job.
David ,   Hartford USA   (09.03.18)
His organization simply has not done what it was chartered to do: settle the Arabs so they are no longer refugees. What, exactly, did UNRWA do these last 70 years, besides draw inflated salaries?

They didn't settle the refugees anywhere: they're all within 20 or 30 miles of where the original Arabs lived 70 years ago!

When those Arabs died, their children became residents of Israel, like it or not. Since they chose to stay, one must surmise that their existence wasn't one long night of misery, after all, UNRWA was looking after them.

So, and I want to get this right, UNRWA received billions of dollars over the last 70 years and only managed to keep all the refugees exactly where they began their journey!

I think UNRWA is the poster-child for huge UN programs that accomplish nothing, except to take money from other countries simply to keep the organization going. UNRWA is almost as useless as the UN 'Peacekeepers' throughout Africa and Asia that are routinely arrested for child-rape and sex-trafficking.

Had the usual refugee agency been in charge of this group of people, there wouldn't be a 'refugee' issue today. That begs the question, who demanded a separate UN body to 'look after' these Arabs?

Find out that answer and we'll learn why the Arab 'refugee' problem hasn't been resolved in 70 years. Somebody wants them that way. Who? WHY?

YNET, you have investigative reporters, right? INVESTIGATE! And when you find out, don't bury the story when some well-known people come and tell you to.
3. Arab League that caused the problem in the first place can
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (09.03.18)
provide the solution.

Every member country easily absorbs 100,000 "refugees"

There is no new language to learn. They all speak the same ugly language.
They have the same violent culture.
They pray to the same vile religion.


It only takes good will on their part
4. Arabs cannot force the United States to pay for their hoax
C   (09.03.18)
under international law, the status of refugee cannot be inherited.

the arabs have refused to absorb into their societies the original
arab palestinians who left the land of israel during the war of
independence.
israel absorbed all jewish refugees who were expelled from
muslim countries.
refugees in europe after wwii were absorbed by their host
countries.
the arabs must start to take responsibility for their own people.
incitement to terror by the arabs will only lead to wars.
5. Just watch me snapping fingers: Poof, they’re gone!
(09.03.18)
6. Why would I "wish away" a Fata Morgana??!
(09.03.18)
7. Beggars can't be choosers
BBB   (09.04.18)
and the fictitious pals are beggars, violent anti semitic deadly beggars.
LOVE TRUMP for doing this and ending America's funding of terrorists.
8. People who call not giving them money "flagrant assault"...
kalt ,   pittsburgh   (09.04.18)
We have a term for that here, a "crybully" They attack you, harass you, steal from you, and then if you ever so much as raise your voice in defense, they run to the authorities and say you are being violent towards them. They say that their actions are justified because your words are violence, or that somehow your existence is violence towards them because of some past injustice they believe your ancestors committed.
9. donate!
m   (09.05.18)
If you are upset by this, then please donate to UNRWA! If every person who voted against Donald Trump just donated $4, it would make up for the lost revenue. Just Google "donate UNRWA" because this probably won't get posted if I include a URL
10. No but cut aid to the URWA is good start
Jason ,   White Plain   (09.05.18)
If USA put 300 million dollar job creative program West Bank and even Jordan invest Palestinian company hiring Palestinian refugees possible even Gaze strip it do great deal to dismattle the Palestinian refugee agency. Of course Israel might play tough play tit for tat game with the Palestinian come going after compensation order real presser PA give up the right of return
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