PalestinianLux2008

Edwin D. 10/21/08 Novice SPD (Palestinian Refugees) Palestinian refugees  are people, mostly Arabs , who fled or were driven out during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War from their homes. This part which was named the British Mandate of Palestine later became the territory of the State of Israel. When the Palestine were taken out of their they had to search for a new home most would call this place Jordan, Gaza, West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt. An estimate of how many refugees were displaced range from 367,000 to over 950,000. After Palestinians couldn’t take living in poverty much longer they used the right to return policy, which states that a person may leave his or hers country and have the right to return. Although this seemed most reasonable people voted against even ones who were driven out, because they had said they were already getting used to their new home and would rather collect compensation.  The United Nations Relief and Works Agency  (UNRWA) describes a Palestinian refugee as a person "who lost their home of residency which was Palestine due to the Arabic war during 1948".They shouldn’t be confused with Jewish refugees who were under different circumstances forced from their home.. Based on research and information the number of Palestinian refugees has raised in immense number from 711,000 in 1950 to over four million who registered with the UN in 2002. Descendants of Palestinian refugees under the issue and power of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are the only group to be referred as or granted refugee status on the point that are so many of them. Some depicted Palestinians resettled in other countries where their social and economical situation is better than returning to their home. Many remained refugees and continue to reside in refugee camps . The issue of Palestinian refugees is often looked at as a potential 'deal breaker' to the Israeli-Palestinian peace organizations. Luxembourg believes that refugees should be given the chance or opportunity to return home without any problems, but as past problems have shown people return home to nothing but ground. So Luxembourg as well as other countries have founded what is calling the fund for refugees, this we believe helps refugees who have no life to rebuild their life.  The European Refugee Fund in Luxembourg is managed by the Commissariat du Government aux Estrangers of the Ministry of Family and Integration. In 2000 – 2004 ERF projects were planned by and helped this fund by limited organizations: Ministry of Education, Commissariat aux Estrangers, Caritas, CLAE, ASTI. Overall, in 2000 – 2004 eighteen projects were sculpted out: ten projects in the action and eight projects in the incorporation measure. The national authorities programmed projects in the voluntary regrouping measure in the first two years of ERF. In financial terms the ERF contribution has circulated almost equally over the two measures. The ERF contribution to the total actual costs in 2000 – 2004 amounts to $1, 264, 034, 37. My solutions on this topic reflects back on our policy which would be that we do let any refugees of a country return to their residential home without problems, or at least give them the opportunity. I think we should also raise more money for this cause and have more of an active organization involved in media to attract and reach out to a bigger audience. Because I know that if I was driven out of my home place I would want to come back, but may not have the funds or chance. I also think we should have more governmental programs for people who are financially unable like state homes that fund homes and lets people occupy them temporarily, because we don’t know maybe one of those refugees could be our next political figure. 
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 **__Sources http://www.mideastweb.org/refugees1.htm http://www.un.org/unrwa/ http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/israel-palestine/returnindex.htm http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916265__** ======