Jewish refugees, Czechoslovakia, 1946. Israel made room for them.
The very first thing Israel did as a state was to do its absolute best to bring Jewish refugees everywhere home.
European refugees from the Holocaust, Jews expelled from Arab countries with little more than the clothes on their backs, Jews in danger in Ethiopia — every Jew who needed a home was given one, despite the enormous cost, the lack of food and housing, and the precarious existence of the Jewish state.
Now that the Palestinian Arabs are, or think they are, on the verge of statehood, what do they plan to do for the 4.5 million or so people who claim Palestinian refugee status?
After all, statehood is supposed to provide a solution for the “plight of the Palestinians” and part of their plight has always been said to be the horrible circumstances of the ‘refugees.’ So surely one would expect that a top priority for the new state of ‘Palestine’ would be to help these people: give them citizenship, homes, education, jobs, etc. Get them out of camps and help restore their self-respect.
But in keeping with the Fundamental Axiom of Arab Prioritiesâ„¢ which says that “Hurting Jews is Always More Important than Helping Arabs,” that is not the case.
Thanks to Elder of Ziyon for bringing this to our attention:
BEIRUT: Palestinian refugees will not become citizens of a new Palestinian state, according to Palestine’s ambassador to Lebanon.
From behind a desk topped by a miniature model of Palestine’s hoped-for blue United Nations chair, Ambassador Abdullah Abdullah spoke to The Daily Star Wednesday about Palestine’s upcoming bid for U.N. statehood.
The ambassador unequivocally says that Palestinian refugees would not become citizens of the sought for U.N.-recognized Palestinian state, an issue that has been much discussed. “They are Palestinians, that’s their identity,†he says. “But … they are not automatically citizens.â€
This would not only apply to refugees in countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan or the other 132 countries where Abdullah says Palestinians reside. Abdullah said that “even Palestinian refugees who are living in [refugee camps] inside the [Palestinian] state, they are still refugees. They will not be considered citizens.â€
Abdullah said that the new Palestinian state would “absolutely not†be issuing Palestinian passports to refugees.
Neither this definitional status nor U.N. statehood, Abdullah says, would affect the eventual return of refugees to Palestine. “How the issue of the right of return will be solved I don’t know, it’s too early [to say], but it is a sacred right that has to be dealt with and solved [with] the acceptance of all.†He says statehood “will never affect the right of return for Palestinian refugees.†– Daily Star, Lebanon
In other words, the refugees will continue to be stateless, living on the UN (mostly US) dole, in ‘refugee camps’, as they have for the past three generations, until they can finally fulfill their purpose — to overrun the Jewish state.
So not only will ‘Palestine’ be a racist, antisemitic, apartheid state, it will not lift a finger to help its own people. They want a ‘right of return’ to Israel, but they will not get one to Palestine!
Tell me again why the UN will vote for Palestinian statehood, please.
That’s probably a good thing. Can you imagine the problems if millions of “refugees” started flooding “palestine”? They barely have the infrastructure to run a lemonade stand. In two or three years, they’d make Somalia look like Switzerland.
Of course. It’s just another reason that the supposed ‘state’ is a fake. Someone called it a “Potemkin State.” It could have no economy, they’ve built no institutions, they don’t even have one unified government. It’s nothing. It’s surreal to hear politicians talk about it.
There is only one thing that it’s good for, which is to be a weapon against Israel.
The Palestinian Arabs never cease to amaze in their ability to take outrageous unethical actions. The rule you cite is absolutely correct they would rather hurt the Jews than do something good for their own people.