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Palestinian refugee Laila Abdel Meguid Tafesh, 78, holds up a key allegedly from her house in Jaffa, on May 15, 2009 in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza. (Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash90)

PODCAST: How can the return of Palestinian refugees become feasible?

Lubnah Shomali from BADIL, a Palestinian group that advocates for the rights of refugees, pieces together the practicalities of return.

By Henriette Chacar May 22, 2020

Palestinian refugees 'making their way from Galilee in October-November 1948' (Fred Csasznik, copyright expired)

Addressing the root of the Palestinian refugee problem

Cash shortages at UNRWA distract from the wider issue: it is the lack of a diplomatic solution, not funding, that leaves Palestinian refugees vulnerable. In the end, it was the catastrophe that wasn’t. For a nervy few weeks it seemed a severe funding shortage would delay the school year for half a million children reliant on the…

By Natasha Soffer-Roth September 24, 2015

Palestinians stand in front of the entrance of Remal Elementary UNRWA School which is used as a temporary shelter for people from the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Gaza City on July 13, 2014. People from northern Gaza left their homes after Israel dropped leaflets warning them to evacuate. Israeli attacks have killed at least 166 Palestinians, including 30 children. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

UNRWA funding crisis puts 500k Palestinian children at risk

A budget deficit of $101 million threatens to delay the start of the academic year in UNRWA schools. At a time of rising extremism, such an outcome could have consequences for states across the Middle East, the agency says. UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, is facing a budget deficit of $101 million…

By Natasha Soffer-Roth August 3, 2015

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Resource: Surveying Palestinian identity in the homeland and diaspora

A new survey by the BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, a non-profit organization that works to defend and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees, attempts to understand how youth of Palestinian heritage (third or fourth generation of displaced Palestinians) identify with their ancestry. BADIL conducted a survey focusing on identity and social ties among Palestinian…

By +972 Resources July 3, 2013

Palestinians march through the streets of Bethlehem to commemorate the Nakba, May 14, 2013. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Unifying diaspora: Palestinian youth reassert their national identity

A new survey demonstrates that Palestinians teens across the world (including in Israel and the occupied territories) have strong ties to their national identity, despite the fact that most of them have never set foot in their homeland. By Amjad Alqasis We came to this country which was already populated by [Palestinian] Arabs, and we…

By +972 Magazine July 3, 2013