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Are Palestinian refugee camps prisons?

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If a "refugee camp" is a place where refugees or their descendants live in, then Israel is a huge refugee camp, as most of Israelis (or their parents) are refugees from Europe (after WWII) or the Arab countries (after 1948). read more

If a "refugee camp" is a place where refugees or their descendants live in, then Israel is a huge refugee camp, as most of Israelis (or their parents) are refugees from Europe (after WWII) or the Arab countries (after 1948). read more

The camp is the only Palestinian refugee camp within the Jerusalem borders and today consists of approximately 80,000 Palestinians. UNRWA continues to operate there, administering basic services such as schools, garbage, and some construction regulation, though in all of these responsibilities it is severely over capacity. read more

Palestinian refugee camps were established after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to accommodate the Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled during the 1948 Palestinian exodus. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 194 states that the Palestinians have a right to return to their homeland, if they wish to "live at peace with their neighbors". read more

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