Reply #19: I don't agree about it being mirrored...

[Violet_Crumble]

It's been a pretty cynical tactic of Israel to claim that both lots of refugees get equal compensation/consideration in order to wipe the refugee issue off the slate when it comes to negotiations. There is no way in the world that Jews who fled or were expelled in the years after the War of Independence/Nakbah (or Palestinians living in the US or Australia as citizens of those countries, for example) are in need of the sort of funding and help that stateless Palestinians in refugee camps in countries like Lebanon will need to start entire new lives. Most importantly when it comes to the issue of refugees, they should be looked at separately, as the settlement of any issues that the Arab states are responsible for is not the responsibility of the Palestinians and Palestinian refugees should not be held to hostage if the Arab states don't come to the table on the issue of the Jewish refugees who fled or were expelled from their countries...