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Keeping an Eye on UNRWA

Policy Brief Refugees

Keeping an Eye on UNRWA

by Randa Farah on January 25, 2012

UNRWA

Israel recently launched a spate of attacks on UNRWA, the UN Agency serving Palestinian refugees, which could herald another attempt to shut the Agency down. Is UNRWA perpetuating Palestine's conflict with Israel, as its Israeli critics allege, or does it provide essential relief and work for millions of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from their homes in 1948? Does UNRWA act as a catalyst to absorb the refugees in the Arab world and to contain their political struggle as its Palestinian critics allege, or does it keep their cause alive and visible on the international scene as its Israeli and Western critics allege? In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Randa Farah responds to UNRWA's critics, while also casting a critical eye at the Agency. In doing so, she reminds us of the different reasons why the Agency was founded in the first place.

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Policy Brief Refugees

The Invisible Community: Egypt’s Palestinians

by Oroub el-Abed on June 8, 2011

egypt palestinian refugees

In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Oroub el-Abed examines the legal status of Palestinians in Egypt, including positive signs of change following the Egyptian revolution. She argues that the Egyptian government must do more to live up to its responsibilities to the "invisible community" of Palestinians living in the country.

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Policy Brief Refugees

Uneasy but Necessary: The UNRWA-Palestinian Relationship

by Randa Farah on November 30, 2010

Photo of refugee boy in the Palestinian Baqa'a Camp in Jordan. Photo courtesy of UNRWA.

In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Randa Farah examines the relationship between UNRWA and Palestinian refugees in Jordan and compares it to the situation of Sahrawi refugees in Algeria.

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Policy Brief Refugees

Unwelcome Guests: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

by Dalal Yassine on July 5, 2010

For over 60 years, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have been denied their basic rights. Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Dalal Yassine examines the legal status of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the "Right to Work" Campaign. She argues that greater coordination between Palestinian and Lebanese civil society organizations and solidarity groups in the Palestinian Diaspora is required in order to change the country's laws.

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Roundtable Refugees

The Role of the Palestinian Diaspora

by Nadia Hijab, Khalil Hindi, Aziza Khalidi, Jaber Suleiman, Antoine Zahlan (1928-2020) on 

Photo of Nahr Al-Bared

The first Al-Shabaka Roundtable was held in Beirut, Lebanon on the topic of Palestinians in the Diaspora. Policy Advisors Khalil Hindi, Nadia Hijab, Aziza Khalidi, Jaber Suleiman, and Antoine Zahlan discussed the different interests of Palestinians in the Diaspora and how they can be secured.

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