Refugees in their own city

Published: 1 January 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

‘We are orphans here ’ - Rachel Kushner – The New York Times Magazine 01.12.16
Life and death in East Jerusalem’s Palestinian refugee camp.

And see: Shoafat: A mark of shame on all Israelis – Moshe Arens – Haaretz 13.12.16
The Palestinian refugee camp inside the city of Jerusalem is a blight on Israel that must be corrected immediately. This is criminal neglect, for which there is no excuse.

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