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| Palestinian refugees storm UNWRA offices in Beirut in protest of aid-cuts | ||
| 2011-03-12 | ||
[Haaretz] Hundreds of Paleostinians demonstrated in front of the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society relief agency in Beirut on Friday, in protest of the scaled-back service for refugees.
... an agency instituted in 1948 to perpetuate the status and condition of refugees from the war following the creation of the state of Israel. It provides education, health care, social services and emergency aid to over 4.7 million Palestine refugees in Jordan, Leb and Syria, the West Bank, and the Gazoo Strip. Most of UNRWA's funding comes from European countries and the United States. Paleostinians under the care of UNRWA periodically assert their dignity by spitting on the hand that feeds them... or UNRWA, in Beirut but were held back by police. Was this Beirut or Madison? Many Paleostinians in Lebanese refugee camps have been angry over cuts to health and education services in recent years. The protest comes three days after the death of a Paleostinian boy in the refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon. Mohammed Nabih Taha, 10, reportedly died in front of a hospital where he was refused entry because his family did not have money for treatment.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Was this Beirut or Madison? Beirut. In Madison, the police don't try to hold back protesters. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-03-12 15:42 |
| #1 Some 400,000 Paleo refugees live in Leb, mainly in 12 crowded |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-03-12 15:37 |