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| December 20, 2012
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Palestinian refugees flood into Lebanon from Syria

Control of the Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus has pitted Palestinians fighting with rebels against Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command loyal to Assad

Over 1,000 Palestinian refugees crossed into Lebanon in the past 24 hours.

By News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

Videos published on the Internet appear to show people streaming out of the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus on Monday, which Syrian rebels claim to have captured.

Reuters is unable to independently verify the video content, but one shows a steady stream of people carrying bundles and luggage as they walk down a street covered with debris.

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| December 19, 2012
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Abbas Asks UN in 1st Step to Flood Israel with Foreign Arabs

Abbas asks UN’s chief to take bold first step and flood Israel with foreign Arabs by suggesting Syrian Palestinian “refugees” move to the PA.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is asking the UN to take the first step towards flooding Israel with foreign Arabs by suggesting Syrian “refugees” move to the PA.

Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media during his visit to Al Zaatri refugee camp, in Jordan. - Reuters

Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media during his visit to Al Zaatri refugee camp, in Jordan. – Reuters

Abbas’ request to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, was reported by the official Palestinian Authority website Wednesday.

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| November 14, 2012
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Palestinian refugees in Jordan long to return to Israel

PA President Abbas’ recent comments regarding the “right of return” on Israeli TV frustrate Palestinian refugees in Jordan

By ADAM NICKY/THE MEDIA LINE

BAQAA CAMP, JORDAN – The aroma of toasted coffee mixes with sounds of vendors shouting from behind shabby stalls in the market of the Baqaa camp for Palestinian refugees.

A Palestinian laborer in Amman, Jordan [file] - Photo: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

A Palestinian laborer in Amman, Jordan – Photo: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Young students chase each other as they run to catch the morning school assembly, as hundreds of residents hurriedly pass stalls laden with fruits, vegetables, sweets and shoes.

It’s another day in this congested camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the Middle East and one of 13 camps in the kingdom.

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