The Un And The Palestinian Refugees

Author : Edward Henry Buehrig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034919196

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The UN and the Palestinian Refugees by Edward Henry Buehrig Pdf

This book, originally published in 1971, traces the history of how the Palestinian refugees became a UN charge and the status and subsequent activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) until 1971. The author begins with the activities of the Conciliation Commission, established by the General Assembly in 1948, and its attempts to solve the refugee problem through repatriation, compensation and resettlement. Professor Buering then examines the constitutional origins of UNRWA and compares these origins with certain other UN bodies constituted under Article 22 of the United Nations Charter in terms of structure, policy determination and mode of operation. In his analysis of how UNRWA adapted to local circumstances, the author analyzes corporate and staff immunity from territorial authority to show UNRWA's struggle to keep clear of the fiscal regulations of individual governments and to maintain effective control over personnel. The study also focuses on the Agency's programs in economic rehabilitation, relief and health, and education. The last chapter deals with UNRWA's budgetary procedures and relations with contributing governments. Appendices include a Proposal, Resolution and Convention relating to the Agency and its activities.

Author : Benjamin N. Schiff
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0815625898

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Refugees unto the Third Generation by Benjamin N. Schiff Pdf

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency was originally established in 1950 as a temporary, nonpolitical response to the Palestinian refugee crisis. The forty-four-year-old agency has become a fixture in the drama of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Designed to solve refugee problems through massive Jordan Valley water development projects, today UNRWA runs schools, health clinics for millions, and relief programs for the poorest refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. As Benjamin Schiff shows, the agency is trapped in a political cauldron. Clients suspect it of being an agent of Western imperialism. Host states seek to control it. In the Israeli occupied territories it is squeezed between authorities striving to quell riotous refugees and Palestinians seeking shelter from the occupation's brutalities. Pro-Palestinian critics charge that the agency helps lull refugees into quiescence, while pro-Israeli critics assail it for perpetuating refugee intransigence. The fascinating evolution of this agency amidst the regional tumult is Schiff's story in Refugees unto the Third Generation. His book reflects upon lessons applicable to many other international organizations caught up in similar circumstances, as well as on the role of the UN in such situations.

Author : Sari Hanafi,Leila Hilal,Lex Takkenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134704293

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UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees by Sari Hanafi,Leila Hilal,Lex Takkenberg Pdf

Exploring the evolution of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), this book fills a lacuna in literature on the agency. UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees employs recent fieldwork in order to analyse challenges in programmes and service delivery, protection, camp governance, community participation, and camp improvement and reconstruction. The chapters examine the way UNRWA is adapting to a changing social, political and economic context, mostly within urban settings – a paradigmatic shift from understanding the Agency’s role as simply a provider of relief and services to one comprehensively supporting the human development of Palestinian refugees. Examining the refugee debate using new disciplines and research frameworks, this collection aims to emphasise the centrality of the Palestinian refugee issue for Middle East peace-making and to contribute a better understanding of a unique agency. This book will be a useful aid for students and researchers with an interest in Middle East Studies, Politics, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Author : Francesca P. Albanese,Lex Takkenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191086786

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Palestinian Refugees in International Law by Francesca P. Albanese,Lex Takkenberg Pdf

The Palestinian refugee question, resulting from the events surrounding the birth of the state of Israel seventy years ago, remains one of the largest and most protracted refugee crises of the post-WWII era. Numbering over six million in the Middle East alone, Palestinian refugees' status varies considerably according to the state or territory 'hosting' them, the UN agency assisting them and political circumstances surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict these refugees are naturally associated with. Despite being foundational to both the experience of the Palestinian refugees and the resolution of their plight, international law is often side-lined in political discussions concerning their fate. This compelling new book, building on the seminal contribution of the first edition (1998), offers a clear and comprehensive analysis of various areas of international law (including refugee law, human rights law, humanitarian law, the law relating to stateless persons, principles related to internally displaced persons, as well as notions of international criminal law), and probes their relevance to the provision of international protection for Palestinian refugees and their quest for durable solutions.

Author : Marte Heian-Engdal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755601837

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Palestinian Refugees after 1948 by Marte Heian-Engdal Pdf

After more than seventy years, the Palestinian refugee problem remains unsolved. But if a deal could have been reached involving the repatriation of Palestinian refugees, it was in the early years of the Arab-Israeli conflict. So why didn't this happen? This book is the first comprehensive study of the international community's earliest efforts to solve the Palestinian refugee problem. Based on a wide range of international primary sources from Israeli, US, UK and UN archives, the book investigates the major proposals between 1948 and 1968 and explains why these failed. It shows that the main actors involved – the Arab states, Israel, the US and the UN – agreed on very little when it came to the Palestinian refugees and therefore never got seriously engaged in finding a solution. This new analysis highlights how the international community gradually moved from viewing the Palestinian refugee problem as a political issue to looking at it as a humanitarian one. It examines the impact of this development and the changes that took place in this formative period of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well as the limited influence US policy makers had over Israel.

Author : Francesca P. Albanese,Lex Takkenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191086793

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Palestinian Refugees in International Law by Francesca P. Albanese,Lex Takkenberg Pdf

The Palestinian refugee question, resulting from the events surrounding the birth of the state of Israel seventy years ago, remains one of the largest and most protracted refugee crises of the post-WWII era. Numbering over six million in the Middle East alone, Palestinian refugees' status varies considerably according to the state or territory 'hosting' them, the UN agency assisting them and political circumstances surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict these refugees are naturally associated with. Despite being foundational to both the experience of the Palestinian refugees and the resolution of their plight, international law is often side-lined in political discussions concerning their fate. This compelling new book, building on the seminal contribution of the first edition (1998), offers a clear and comprehensive analysis of various areas of international law (including refugee law, human rights law, humanitarian law, the law relating to stateless persons, principles related to internally displaced persons, as well as notions of international criminal law), and probes their relevance to the provision of international protection for Palestinian refugees and their quest for durable solutions.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Near East
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Government publications
ISBN : LOC:00186249069

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Near East Pdf

Author : J. Ginat,Edward Joseph Perkins
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0806133937

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The Palestinian Refugees by J. Ginat,Edward Joseph Perkins Pdf

As violence escalates in the Middle East, a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine seems more elusive than ever. Yet one thing remains clear: without constructive dialogue such an agreement cannot occur. This timely volume presents just such a dialogue. It brings together opinions, perspectives, and research focused on one of the region’s most complex and volatile problems: the Palestinian refugee situation. Based on a 1999 conference at the University of Oklahoma International Program Center, Palestinian Refugees combines contributions from Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Egyptians, Americans, and Europeans. In addition to focusing on the Palestinian refugees, the essays present various proposals for solving the Palestinian problem. Organized in two parts, the volume presents both scholarly essays and position papers. The scholarly essays place current issues in historical context and explore the Palestinian belief in the "right of return" and questions of appropriate compensation. The position papers focus on policy and offer a variety of perspectives. Concluding the volume is a special essay on public polls that gauge how Palestinians and Israelis view the circumstances of Palestinian refugees and what they feel about possible solutions.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Refugees, Arab
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045336786

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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf

Author : Ghada Hashem Talhami
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1590336496

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Palestinian Refugees by Ghada Hashem Talhami Pdf

The main goal of this book is to record as much of the Palestinian refugees' political history as possible. The author is becoming increasingly aware of the ebb and flow of general interest in the refugee issue and the strong possibility of subsuming that chapter in the larger Palestinian story. As the PLO itself moved further and further away from the refugee constituency, it became necessary to examine and define the impact of the refugee issue on the larger Palestinian political picture, for indeed, as it turned out, they were always a tremendous influence on the course of Palestinian and Arab history. Although they lost their leadership positions within the PLO, as the latter became increasingly elitist and bureaucratic, the powerless refugees apparently never lost the means to influence the course of Palestinian history. This book relies heavily on early State Department dispatches, Israeli Foreign Office correspondence, early accounts of the stirrings of a refugee movement in Jordan and declarations, statements and studies of the Badil Research Centre and some right of return groups. Also investigated is much of the known literature to emerge from the secretive Oslo negotiations and the reverberations produced by their deliberations throughout the Palestinian diaspora. The resilience of the refugee question should never be questioned or declared until one of two things happened: either the obliteration or dispersal of concentrated refugee communities became a reality or the Palestinian refugees accepted a resolution of some kind or another.

Author : Amjad Abu Khalaf
Publisher : TellerBooks
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781681090221

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Palestinian Refugees and International Law by Amjad Abu Khalaf Pdf

What is the historical framework of the Palestinian refugee crisis and what durable solutions are available? Which human rights instruments are applicable to Palestinian refugees? What is the place of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees within the global refugee framework and what challenges does the Agency face? This book approaches the question of Palestinian refugees from a legal, historical and political perspective to address these and other relevant questions. Seeking to impart an understanding of the place of Palestinian refugees under international law, it explores the rights of Palestinian refugees, including the collective rights of self-determination and state sovereignty and the individual right of return. It discusses the specialized, separate regime established for Palestinian refugees and the relationship of this regime vis-à-vis the UN Refugee Agency and the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

Author : United Nations,Muʼassasat al-Dirāsāt al-Filasṭīnīyah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Palestine
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120844589

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The Palestinian Refugees by United Nations,Muʼassasat al-Dirāsāt al-Filasṭīnīyah Pdf

Author : Michael Dumper
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415384971

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Palestinian Refugee Repatriation by Michael Dumper Pdf

This book provides a comparative examination of a number of different refugee return situations in order to identify pre-requisites for an effective and durable Palestinian repatriation programme. It contains contributions from members of the UN and other NGOs as well as academics.

Author : Adi Schwartz,Einat Wilf
Publisher : All Points Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250252982

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The War of Return by Adi Schwartz,Einat Wilf Pdf

Two prominent Israeli liberals argue that for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to end with peace, Palestinians must come to terms with the fact that there will be no "right of return." In 1948, seven hundred thousand Palestinians were forced out of their homes by the first Arab-Israeli War. More than seventy years later, most of their houses are long gone, but millions of their descendants are still registered as refugees, with many living in refugee camps. This group—unlike countless others that were displaced in the aftermath of World War II and other conflicts—has remained unsettled, demanding to settle in the state of Israel. Their belief in a "right of return" is one of the largest obstacles to successful diplomacy and lasting peace in the region. In The War of Return, Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf—both liberal Israelis supportive of a two-state solution—reveal the origins of the idea of a right of return, and explain how UNRWA - the very agency charged with finding a solution for the refugees - gave in to Palestinian, Arab and international political pressure to create a permanent “refugee” problem. They argue that this Palestinian demand for a “right of return” has no legal or moral basis and make an impassioned plea for the US, the UN, and the EU to recognize this fact, for the good of Israelis and Palestinians alike. A runaway bestseller in Israel, the first English translation of The War of Return is certain to spark lively debate throughout America and abroad.

Author : Edward Henry Buehrig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Palestinian Arabs
ISBN : OCLC:748983776

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The U N and the Palestinian Refugees by Edward Henry Buehrig Pdf