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Israel-Palestine: For Human Values in the Absence of a Just Peace

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According to international law, refugees have the right to return to their homes of origin, receive real
property restitution, and compensation for losses and damages. The UN General Assembly set forth the
framework for resolving the Palestinian refugee case in UN Resolution 194 (III), which calls for
repatriation for those refugees “wishing to return to their homes and live in peace with their neighbors,” or
compensation for those choosing not to return. On November 22, 1974, UN Resolution 3236 made the
right of return an “inalienable right.”
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Source: http://www.unrwa.org/who-we-are. Accessed 19 September 2015.
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Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights. Survey of Palestinian Refugees and
Internally Displaced Persons, vol. VII, 2013-15. P. 31. http://www.badil.org/phocadownloadpap/badilnew/publications/survay/Survey2013-2015-en.pdf
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has authority to register Palestinian refugees,
and it offers what social services it can to them. It is increasingly underfunded and has an extra budget
crisis in 2015 due to the increased numbers and needs of registered refugees, especially in Syria and Gaza.
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) has not been active or advocated for
Palestinian rights for years.
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Source: the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. http://www.btselem.org/settlements/statistics. Accessed
28 August 2015.
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The study team visited the Tent of Nations farm. The sign at the entrance reads, “We Refuse to be
Enemies”. See BBC coverage at http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27883685?SThisFB%3FSThisFB
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“Protection of Civilians: Reporting Period: 18-24 August 2015.” United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affa \