Believing that the destruction of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) would both punish the Palestinians for rejecting President Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and lay the groundwork for the US peace effort, Jared Kushner is trying to see Palestinians stripped of their refugee status.
Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump, has been pushing the matter with Jordanian officials, trying to get the Jordan government to strip all refugee status recognition from the over two million Palestinians living there.
The UNRWA has jurisdiction over in excess of five million Palestinian refugees across the region, with Jordan having the largest number. Refugee camps in Gaza and the West Bank hold another two million,and the rest are in Syria and Lebanon.
Kushner says the UNRWA is corrupt and inefficient. He does not indicate what the US strategy would be beyond Jordan, though the ultimate goal appears to be eliminating all refugees’ status, under the assumption that this would mean the fate of refugees would no longer need to be addressed in peace talks.
This was the same strategy attempted with the Jerusalem declaration, with Trump saying that his announcement eliminated it from the list of things that needed to be negotiated.
Kushner is a zionist scoundrel, a foreign agent of israel and traitor, and a monster.
how much suffering do the poor Palestinians have to endure?
michael, it is clear, like the last few presidents before him, that Trump puts Israel first, USA second, and the next POTUS will do the same until we dump both major parties. Israel is out Master, and we worry about Russia??????
This reminds me of the quip that prominent paleo conservative Russel Kirk made a couple of decades ago “…. Neoconservatives mistook Tel Aviv for the capital of the United States.”…. How things have changed! Yeah…..Now it’s Jerusalem.
BTW, after this, Kirk was attacked as being an anti Semite and purged from publications he had founded.
“Kushner says the UNRWA is corrupt and inefficient.”
the pot calling the kettle black.
coming from a top official of the most absolutely corrupt and oligarchic administration in US history, that’s a pretty big wad of bulls**t
Michael, ” most absolutely corrupt and oligarchic administration in U.S. history”,,, what a bombastic claim, now back it up with facts please! FACTS.
I guess that that is the Kushner Plan – first all those Palestinians whose land was stolen by Israel and who then fled to other countries are to be stripped of their status as victims – then second, make those Palestinians still remaining in Palestine into refugees.
How far can they be pushed? What will happen if pushing continues. We seem determined to find a limit.
I guess that is the Kushner plan – first, make sure that the Palestinians whose land was stolen by Israeli Jews and who then fled to other countries cannot be considered as refugees; and then, second make the rest of the Palestinians into refugees (who will now be non-refugees). Reaffirming the principle that people have the right to be victims without the status of being called victims.
Sorry, posted twice.
This guy is Adelson’s water boy. What a tool.
There was their fiasco surrounding Al Quds/Jerusalem…being “taken off the table”. Now the refugee status and the right to return…being “taken off the table”. Next thing you know they’ll just carpet bomb the place and consider the “Palestinian Problem”…taken off the table. It’s a popular enough sentiment among your average Israelis on the street.
https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/8894/why-do-the-palestinian-refugees-have-special-status-among-the-refugees
he UN body dedicated to protect and help the refugees all around the world is the UNHCR – except for the Palestinian refugees who are the sole group to have their own, specially dedicated UN body: the UNWRA. No other group has such. Also, definition of refugee used by UNWRA is broader than the one used by UNHCR and they also have a different mandate (UNHCR is to help integrate the refugees in their current country which means that there is no “right to return” principle for any other group of refugees except for Palestinians)
From the wiki page of UNWRA:
“UNRWA is the only agency dedicated to helping refugees from a specific region or conflict and is separate from UNHCR. Formed in 1950, UNHCR is the UN main Refugee Agency, which is responsible for aiding other refugees all over the world. UNHCR, unlike UNRWA, has a specific mandate to aid its refugees to eliminate their refugee status by local integration in current country, resettlement in a third country or repatriation when possible. UNRWA allows refugee status to be inherited by descendants.”
Why are the Paletinian “refugees” treated so specially?
(“” is because the vast majority of them wouldn’t be counted as refugees according to the Geneva Convention used to define who is a refugee in the case of any other group)
Maybe because numerous UN resolutions have passed stating that the Palestinian refugees have the right to return.
194 is UN General Assembly
It has no legal authority
UN Sec Council Resolution 237 urges the return of all Palestinian refugees. By what legal authority does Israel prevent them from returning since you seem so keen on law? Truth is you don’t care about the law. You only care about YOUR tribe. You are so transparent supremacist bigot.
NO it does not it only talks about the 1967 war you dope
Following the Six-Day War, United Nations Security Council adopted on June 14, 1967 Resolution 237, which called upon the government of Israel to ensure the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations had taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who had fled. The resolution also recommended the governments concerned to respect humanitarian principles governing the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian persons in times of war contained in the Geneva Conventions. The Council also requested the Secretary-General to follow the effective implementation of this resolution and report back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_237
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Bathists, Khomeni followers and Al Qaedists are all fascist bigots who can’t be trusted or protect their minority groups
Assad is a war criminal
Dear Bashar al-Assad Apologists: Your Hero Is a War Criminal Even If He Didn’t Gas Syrians
https://theintercept.com/2018/04/19/dear-bashar-al-assad-apologists-your-hero-is-a-war-criminal-even-if-he-didnt-gas-syrians/
Oh look! An Arab leader met with the Fuhrer! This must mean Palestinians have no rights!
What a moron.
I don’t care! What is a Nazi anyway? Plenty of Jews in Israel have collobrated with both National Socialists and Marxists. Your point?
He was not just a Nazi he participated and supported the Holocaust , He was indicted as a war criminal after the WAR . You Nazi apologist
Hey bigot! So what! By whatinternational law does Israel forbid Palestinians from returning to their homes in what is now called Israel (even though Israel has NEVER declared its borders)?
Bathists Khomeni supporters and Al Qaedists can’t be trusted
Palestinians turned down Bill Clintons peace plan
As he should have. Palestinian sovereignty is not to be compromised.
They would have been compensated
anyway
Zuheir Mohsen if wish to verify it yourself just google the name
Zuheir Mohsen
In March 1977 in interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw Zuheir Mohsen (Arabic: زهير محسن, also transcribed Zuhayr Muħsin or Zahir Muhsein; 1936 – 25 July 1979) who was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria as-Sa’iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation admitted :
“ palestinian people do not exist. Between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese there are no differences. We are all part of ONE people, the Arab nation. Look, I have family members with Palestinian, Lebanese, Jordanian and Syrian citizenship. We are ONE people. Just for political reasons we carefully underwrite our Palestinian identity. Because it is of national interest for the Arabs to advocate the existence of Palestinians to balance Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity. A separate Palestinian entity needs to fight for the national interest in the then remaining occupied territories. The Jordanian government cannot speak for Palestinians in Israel, Lebanon or Syria. Jordan is a state with specific borders. It cannot lay claim on – for instance – Haifa or Jaffa, while I AM entitled to Haifa, Jaffa, Jerusalem and Beersheba. Jordan can only speak for Jordanians and the Palestinians in Jordan. The Palestinian state would be entitled to represent all Palestinians in the Arab world en elsewhere. Once we have accomplished all of our rights in all of Palestine, we shouldn’t postpone the unification of Jordan and Palestine for one second.”
So what palestinian land are they talking about?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuheir_Mohsen
no differences between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese”, though Palestinian identity would be emphasised for political reasons. This originated in a March 1977 interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw:[5] “ Between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese there are no differences. We are all part of ONE people, the Arab nation. Look, I have family members with Palestinian, Lebanese, Jordanian and Syrian citizenship. We are ONE people. Just for political reasons we carefully underwrite our Palestinian identity. Because it is of national interest for the Arabs to advocate the existence of Palestinians to balance Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity.
A separate Palestinian entity needs to fight for the national interest in the then remaining occupied territories. The Jordanian government cannot speak for Palestinians in Israel, Lebanon or Syria. Jordan is a state with specific borders. It cannot lay claim on – for instance – Haifa or Jaffa, while I AM entitled to Haifa, Jaffa, Jerusalem and Beersheba. Jordan can only speak for Jordanians and the Palestinians in Jordan. The Palestinian state would be entitled to represent all Palestinians in the Arab world en elsewhere. Once we have accomplished all of our rights in all of Palestine, we shouldn’t postpone the unification of Jordan and Palestine for one second. ”
In 1948 Israel’s enemies launched a war of Annihilationwhere they were going to expel or kill even the Arab jews THAT IS A WAR CRIME
Israel’s enemies sided with the Nazis and supported and cheered on the Holocaust. THAT IS A WAR CRIME
Israel’s enemies also persecuted arab jews in response to Israel THAT IS A WAR CRIME.
The Palestinian side turned down Bill Clinton’s peace offer where there would have been 20 B dollars of compensation. Arab jews persecuted in arab nations will never get compensated.
Here is a good argument for Israel now. It goes like this: Bathists , Khomeni followers Al Qadists and all the similar types are fascist bigots who can not be trusted to govern or protect their minorities
You are truly ignorant, but a typical Zio shill. Israel had ALREADY invaded the land allotted to the non Jews in Palestine, BEFORE any Arab neighbor “attacked.” And none of those neighbors attacked Israeli forces unless they were in the area allotted to the non Jews.
Much of the land they got was state land owned by the British. There were always jews in the area. They launched a war where all jews even arab jews would have been expelled.
You are posting misinformation
Israelis’ enemies sided with the Hitler and supported the Holocaust WAR CRIME
In 1948 they launched a war of annihilation where even Arab Jews would have been expelled or killed WAR CRIME
Israel’s enemies persecuted arab jews in response to Israel ANOTHER WAR CRIME
The Palestinian side turned down Bill Clinton’s peace plan where they would have gotten 20 Billion in compensation. Arab Jews who were persecuted in Arab lands get nothing
Here is a good argument for Israel now : Bathists , Khomeni followers and Al Qaedists are all fascist bigot who can’t be trusted to govern or protect their minority groups.
The Clinton Peace plan was nothing that HAD to be accepted. It was a crap plan as many who were actually there now admit. Arafat was right to reject it and keep negotiating. Shame on you.
It was a fair plan in the end the Arafat wasn’t going to offer any real compromises .
December 2000 Clinton Parameters
In late December 2000, Clinton mounted a last-ditch effort to make peace before he left office. Known as the Clinton Parameters, the plan offered proposals for dealing with the most protracted problems: settlements, Jerusalem, and refugees.
The plan offered the Palestinians:
Control over a sovereign, contiguous, viable state recognized by the international community.
Sovereignty over Al Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem.
Control over the Arab sections of Jerusalem, which would serve as the capital of a Palestinian state.
A comprehensive settlement plan for refugees that offered them several options: return to the new state of Palestine; return to the state of Israel (with restrictions); resettlement in a third country; and/or compensation.
The plan offered Israelis:
The right for 80 percent of the West Bank settlers, most of whom live near the 1967 borders, to stay put.
Security guarantees.
Control over the Jewish sections of Jerusalem, which would be internationally recognized as the capital of Israel.
Control over and access to Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem, including sections of the Temple Mount.
Both sides tentatively accepted the deal with reservations; some experts say Arafat later added so many conditions that the agreement fell apart. Clinton left office, and talks continued in January at an Egyptian resort.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/middle-east-peace-plans-background
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuheir_Mohsen
Assad won you dope. Get over it. YOU and your Israeli, Saudi, UAE, Western intelligence backed head chopping terrorists lost!
Hey Assad apologist Israel bombs ISIS
he jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed checkpoints to claim territory. In late 2015, they brought down a Russian passenger jet.
Egypt appeared unable to stop them, so Israel, alarmed at the threat just over the border, took action.
For more than two years, unmarked Israeli drones, helicopters and jets have carried out a covert air campaign, conducting more than 100 airstrikes inside Egypt, frequently more than once a week — and all with the approval of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The remarkable cooperation marks a new stage in the evolution of their singularly fraught relationship. Once enemies in three wars, then antagonists in an uneasy peace, Egypt and Israel are now secret allies in a covert war against a common foe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/world/middleeast/israel-airstrikes-sinai-egypt.html
Assad apologist
At what point did you decide that it was ok to be a Jewish supremacist?
I am not but to tell the truth jews might need protection from bigots like you
It’s the long-standing genuine US/Israel position… none of it has to be negotiated actually, everyone should just do as we say. They’re just getting a little more honest about it.
Kushner is without a doubt, an evil Jewish supremacist.