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What is it like living as a Palestinian refugee living in Israel today?
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Israel is ironically the only country in the Levant region that does not have a single Palestinian Refugee Camp in its entire legitimate territory. Palestinians live in Refugee Camps in Egypt, in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank, in Jordan, in Syria, and Palestinians in Refugee camps make up roughly 10% of the Lebanese population. Living conditions are extremely varied between the camps. The Lebanese Camps have the most dire situations, often erupting in violence between the Lebanese Army and the members of the camps who have no permission to seek freedom, citizenship, or a stable career.
Palestinians in Israel live as citizens of the Jewish State. There are currently roughly 1.3 million Palestinian citizens of Israel and several are members of the Israeli Knesset. They live relatively ordinary lives. There is some discrimination against them in the Israeli system, but through the acts of protests, elections, and freedom of expression, they are capable of discussing how they feel about what Israel should do. Typical of Israelis, grab five Palestinian Israelis, and you will have ten opinions of what these improvements would be.
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Who is the Iraelites today?
They are the Jews living in the country of Israel.
What area did both the hebrews and Phoenicians settle?
They both settled in the area today known as Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, and Jordan.
Is Jericho in Israel?
That may depend upon whom you ask. Jericho today is within the Palestinian territory. In the past (recent and ancient) it was part of Israel.See also:Facts about Israel
Both Arabs and Jews claim historical rights to this land?
They both claimed Mandatory Palestine, which is currently controlled by the States of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and what Egyptian Generals call "Hamas-stan".
What percentage of Jews live in Israel today?
There are around about 40% of all Jews living in Israel right now, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics population report for 24th April 2007
What is the state of Israeli -Arab relations today?
Arab-Israeli relations remain quite poor. Jordan's government maintains official relations with Israel, but most Jordanians are not sympathetic to this. Egypt's relationship with Israel is even more distant. The remainder of the Arab World refuses to even recognize Israel on terms that Israel would ever accept. (Arab proposals would require Palestinian Immigration to Israel to make it an Arab-majority state.)
What percentage of the world's refugees is made of Palestinians?
Important Note:The first thing that should be made clear is that "refugee" in the Palestinian case has a different definition than in all other cases. Palestinians inherit refugee status, even if they never fled anywhere in their lives as long as an ancestor did; this is defined by UNRWA. For all other peoples, refugee status terminates when the people are settled; this is defined by UNHCR.Numbers:It is estimated that between 30,000 to 50,000 of the original Palestinian refugees (e.g. refugee under the normal international UNHCR definition) are alive today. As for the special Palestinian UNRWA definition, there are an estimated 5 million Palestinian refugees (including 50,000 original refugees).Since the UNHCR tries to settle refugees (and then take them off the list), the current numbers indicate those who are not yet settled. The UNHCR estimates that there are roughly 18-19 million refugees. UNHCR also estimates that there are roughly 32-33 million Internally Displaced Persons or IDPs. An IDP is a refugee who is still within the borders of his home-country as opposed to "normal" refugees who have fled their home-countries. The reason that the number of IDPs is nearly twice the number of refugees is because the UNHCR is not allowed to help IDPs resettle in the same way that they can help refugees.If we take the 50,000 number for the amount of actual Palestinians who are refugees and do not count IDPs, Palestinians make up 0.278% of the world's refugees.If we take the whole 5 million UNRWA Palestinian Refugee Count and the whole UNHCR Refugee and IDP count, Palestinians make up 8.929% of all the world's refugees.
What is one of the three most feared palestinian terrorist groups operation against Israel today?
The three most feared Palestinian Terrorist Groups are Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.Fatah and Hezbollah are more famous than Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs but do not qualify for the title "Palestinian Terrorist Group". In the case of Fatah, it has abandoned its major militant wing in favor for a more moderated police force, making it no longer a terrorist group. In the case of Hezbollah, it is primarily Syrian and Lebanese, not Palestinian.
What are facts about the Nakba Refugee Camp?
Ten Facts about the Nakba Refugee Camp:1. The Nakba is a root cause of the Israeli/Palestinian problem.It is marked on May 15, the day after Israel declared its independence in 1948.2. This traumatic event created the Palestinian refugee crisis.By the end of 1948, two-thirds of the Palestinian population was exiled. It is estimated that more than 50% were driven out under direct military assault. Others fled as news spread of massacres committed by Jewish militias in Palestinian villages like Deeir Yassin and Tantura.3. Jewish leaders saw "transfer" as an important step in the establishment of Israel.Jewish leaders spoke openly of the need to use military clashes to expel as many Palestinians as possible before other Arab countries could come to their defense. The Haganah militia's Plan Dalet was the blueprint for this ethnic cleansing. Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, said "We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population." (See what other leading Israelis have said about transfer.)4. Hundreds of Palestinian villages and towns were destroyed.Jewish forces depopulated more than 450 Palestinian towns and villages, most of which were demolished.5. Palestinian property and belongings were simply taken.The newly-established Israeli government confiscated refugee land and properties without respect to Palestinian rights or desires to return to their homes.Israeli historian Tom Segev reported that: "Entire cities and hundreds of villages left empty were repopulated with new [Jewish] immigrants... Free people - Arabs - had gone into exile and become destitute refugees; destitute refugees - Jews - took the exiles' places in the first step in their lives as free people. One group [Palestinians] lost all they had while the other [Jews] found everything they needed - tables, chairs, closets, pots, pans, plates, sometimes clothes, family albums, books radios, pets....6. Some Palestinians stayed in what became Israel.While most Palestinians were driven out, some remained in what became Israel. Although citizens of the new state, they were subject to Israeli military rule until 1966. Today, Palestinian citizens of Israel comprise nearly 20 percent of Israel's population. They have the right to vote and run for office, but more than 20 Israeli laws explicitly privilege Jews over non-Jews. Nearly one-quarter of Israel's Palestinians are "internally displaced" persons, unable to return to the homes and lands that were taken from them.7. There are still millions of Palestinian refugees dispersed around the world.Today, there are 4.4 million Palestinian refugees registered as such with the United Nations, and at least another estimated 1 million who are not so registered. Thus a majority of the Palestinian people, around 10 million persons, are refugees.8. Refugees have internationally-recognized rights.All refugees enjoy internationally-recognized rights to return to areas from which they have fled or were forced out, to receive compensation for damages, and to either regain their properties or receive compensation and support for voluntary resettlement. This right has been explicitly acknowledged in recent peace agreements in Cambodia, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Guatemala, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Burundi, and Darfur. This right was affirmed for the Palestinians by the United Nations Resolution 194 of 1948. Israel, however, does not allow Palestinian refugees to return, although a Jew from anywhere in the world can settle in Israel.9. Justly resolving refugee rights is essential to Middle East peace.An overwhelming majority of Palestinians believes that refugee rights must be fulfilled for peace between Palestinians and Israelis to endure. And according to an August 2007 poll by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, nearly 70 percent believe that refugees should be allowed to return to "their original land".10. The Nakba has implications for Americans.Israel's ongoing denial of Palestinian rights - and unconditional U.S. financial and diplomatic support for Israel - fuels anti-American sentiment abroad. A 2002 Zogby poll, conducted in eight Arab countries showed that "the negative perception of the United States is based on American policies, not a dislike of the West." The same poll showed that "the Palestinian issue was listed by many Arabs among the political issues that affect them most personally." Resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue would undoubtedly improve America's international image, by proving that the U.S. government supports the consistent application of international law.
What countries supported the Arab Palestinian attempt to crush the new Jewish state?
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq sent their armies to destroy Israel in 1948. They were complemented by regiments from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. There were other countries that provided tacit support or smuggled in weapons, but by and large, the Palestinian cause would not rise to international prominence until the 1960s.As for the Community Answer, the number of countries that recognize the Palestinian Authority today is much closer to 135 and the overwhelming majority of those countries (including Brazil, India, Russia, and China) also recognize Israel, so to claim that these countries wish to crush Israel is incorrect.
Where do samaritans live today?
Samaritans believe that God sanctified Mount Gerizim (outside modern Nablus) as the holy site for sacrifices, and about half of today's Samaritan community lives in a village on the slopes of Mount Gerizim in the Palestinian territories. The remainder mostly live in suburban Tel Aviv. There are fewer than 1000, and both the Palestinian Authority and Israel are willing to grant passports to the Samaritans, and allow them freedom to travel across the Green line.
Is there a king of Israel king now?
Today there is no king of Israel.
