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| Jordan demands PA apologize for scathing report |
| 2004-06-07 |
| According to the Jordanian newspaper Sheehan, an internal report prepared recently by the PA pointed out that conditions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan were the worst in the world. It said the findings of the report have enraged the Jordanian government, which is now demanding an official apology from the PA. The newspaper did not say which body was behind the controversial report. However, it is believed that the PLO’s Refugee Department had issued the report dealing with the status of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries. The report allegedly describes the inhuman conditions of the refugees in Jordan and accuses Jordanians of conspiring against them. Tensions between Jordan and the PA have been mounting ever since King Abdullah called on PA Chairman Yasser Arafat to consider stepping aside. In an interview with the New York Times last month, the monarch called on Arafat to "take a long look in the mirror." Wasn’t it just this past December that the PA attacked one of Egypt’s visiting ministers, who subsequently had to get medical aide at an Israeli hospital? Arafat is going to get wacked by a fellow diaper head if he doesn’t watch his step. So sad... |
| Posted by:rex |
| #9 these are not camps - they are established cities.. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-06-07 3:06:31 PM |
| #8 Do you fucking get it yet, Antisemite? |
| Posted by: BMN 2004-06-07 12:04:01 PM |
| #7 #2 mhw he Paleo case is partly that also because the Jordanians had to whack Arafat pretty hard back in the early 70s (many thousands killed)because of an ethnic conflict Not quite. Arafat tried a coup to oust King Hussein and take over the country. Pity Arafat's pre September 1970 behavior is not studied. Just have a look and see what Arafat did to Lebanon and especially the Christian community during the seventies to really understand why Hussein's troops did what they did. conditions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan were the worst in the world Why do they ignore the conditions under which Palestinians live in Lebanon? Is it because of Hezbollah that they are so selective? |
| Posted by: Cynic 2004-06-07 11:35:41 AM |
| #6 Jordan needs to kick the Paleos out of the camps. They do nothing but destabilize things. Perhaps Syria, and of course, there is the Lebanese dump Ain el Hellhole. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-06-07 11:33:32 AM |
| #5 While mhw and Bomb-a-Rama have much more background knowledge than I do (I definitely appreciate learning more), what I was trying to communicate is that fellow Muslims have a long Jacob Marley's chain when it comes to the misery of Palestinians, yet Israel is the only one ever blamed for their situation. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-07 11:11:08 AM |
| #4 I have a hard time believing the camps in Jordan are worse than those in Lebanon. I suspect this is mainly a political thing. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-06-07 11:04:02 AM |
| #3 If each Arab country surrounding Israel had truly cared about its fellow Muslim brothers, Palestinians would have been welcomed into those countries with open arms. In the case of Jordan, they have good reason to not be too enamored of the Paleos. (see Black September) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-07 10:59:04 AM |
| #2 Actually the Sudan case is ethnically motivated violence (arab vs black). The Paleo case is partly that also because the Jordanians had to whack Arafat pretty hard back in the early 70s (many thousands killed)because of an ethnic conflict (bedouins vs. non bedouins). However, today, the issue is a a typical arab schizoid thing. The Jordanians and Egyptians are happy to have Paleos attack the Jews but that's all. No criticism of Jordan or Egypt is allowed. On the other hand the Paleos know all too well how they've been treated by their brothers so there is mutual seething (and as Dave Barry might say, "hey 'mutual seething' would be a great name for a rock band". |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-06-07 10:08:39 AM |
| #1 This is emblematic of how poorly fellow Arabs have treated Palestinians over the years. If each Arab country surrounding Israel had truly cared about its fellow Muslim brothers, Palestinians would have been welcomed into those countries with open arms. But as is the case with Sudan, Arab countries have become very practiced at insulating themselves from blame for crimes against their own people. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-07 9:40:09 AM |