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In reply to the discussion: Jordan turns away Palestinian refugees fleeing violence in Syria [View all]R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)5. Perhaps Jordan has taken as many refugees as it can manage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Jordan
According to UNRWA, there are 1,951,603 Palestinian refugees in Jordan as of June 2008, 31.5% of Jordan's population.[4] Though that number doesn't include all Jordanians from Palestinian descent. There are also approximately one million Iraqis currently residing in the country.
How many Palestinian refugees have the surrounding countries taken in?
It's amusing that an article on a humanitarian crisis in Syria has you chasing rightwing racists bent on the destruction of Israel.
According to UNRWA, there are 1,951,603 Palestinian refugees in Jordan as of June 2008, 31.5% of Jordan's population.[4] Though that number doesn't include all Jordanians from Palestinian descent. There are also approximately one million Iraqis currently residing in the country.
How many Palestinian refugees have the surrounding countries taken in?
It's amusing that an article on a humanitarian crisis in Syria has you chasing rightwing racists bent on the destruction of Israel.
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No sidestep. The far Right and far Left couldn't give a shit about Palestinians...
shira
Jan 2013
#18
Three main questions there. #1 - Who are these pseudo-progressive, anti-Israel racists?
shira
Jan 2013
#25
Maybe the Arabs should have accepted partition instead of declaring war on the Zionists
Mosby
Jan 2013
#8
I don't mean to disturb the coy, petty, disingenuous circle-jerk you have going on..
Alamuti Lotus
Jan 2013
#22
You'd think the Palestinian leader's primary desire would be having Palestinians not killed
oberliner
Jan 2013
#38