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The story revolves around the protagonist, Abu Al-Abd, who is a Palestinian refugee living in a refugee camp. As was the case with most refugees, Abu Al-Abd is unable to secure a job. Him and the other residents of the camp wait every month for donations from international associations.
The book has been described as providing a vital perspective on Palestinian attempts to achieve independence and statehood. [1]In a review of Khalidi's The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, for Middle East Policy, Philip Wilcox praised the book calling it "Khalidi's brilliant inquiry into why Palestinians have failed to win a state of their own."
The research was a collaborative effort from the Institute for Palestine Studies, Birzeit University, and the Galilee Center for Social Research and lasted approximately six years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Researchers visited every site and photographed the remains and the text incorporates archive documents from Arab travelers, government records from the ...
But the protests continued, reaching fever pitch in 1933, as more Jewish immigrants arrived to make a home for themselves, the influx accelerating from 4,000 in 1931 to 62,000 in 1935.
Refugees - Today about 5.6 million Palestinian refugees - mainly descendants of those who fled in 1948 - live in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza.
It deals with the Israel-Palestine conflict and follows two narratives which intersect, showing the complex history of the conflict in the lives of the individuals and society as a whole. The book was Booklist ’s Editor’s Choice for best adult non-fiction book in 2006, and won a Christopher Award in 2007.
November 6: Resolution 614: Assistance to Palestinian refugees. November 25: Resolution 660: Report of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees . 1953: November 27: Resolution 720: Assistance to Palestinian refugees. November 27: Resolution 766: Accounts of UNRWA. 1954: December 4: Resolution 818: Assistance to Palestinian refugees.
“The Jacket” is a portrait of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man who lives in exile with his family in the Shatila Refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Together with his friends, he …