| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 43 pages) : color maps |
| Series |
Middle East/North Africa report ; no. 156 |
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ICG Middle East report ; no. 156.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The Palestinian refugee question and the two-state solution -- Palestinian refugees : perspectives and concerns -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"The Palestinian refugee question, like the refugees themselves, has been politically marginalised and demoted on the diplomatic agenda. Yet, whenever the diplomatic process comes out of its current hiatus, the Palestinian leadership will be able to negotiate and sell a deal only if it wins the support or at least acquiescence of refugees -- because if it does not, it will not bring along the rest of the Palestinian population. Refugees currently feel alienated from the Palestinian Authority (PA), which they regard with suspicion; doubt the intentions of Palestinian negotiators, whom they do not believe represent their interests; and, as one of the more impoverished Palestinian groups, resent the class structure that the PA and its economic policies have produced. As a result of their isolation, refugees in the West Bank and Gaza are making demands for services and representation that are reinforcing emerging divisions within Palestinian society and politics. There arguably are ways to address refugee needs, both diplomatic and practical, that are not mutually exclusive with core Israeli interests. This report examines what could be done on the Palestinian side to mitigate the risk that the Palestinian refugee question derails a future negotiation"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"9 October 2014." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ICG, viewed October 17, 2014) |
| Subject |
Refugees, Palestinian -- Political activity
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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| SUBJECT |
Palestinian National Authority
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Palestinian National Authority.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, issuing body.
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