But why has the Palestinians refugee problem has persisted for so long, when compared to other, far worse refugee problems (like after WWII, when there were tens of millions of refugees) that were solved in shorter time periods? Here are a few things that make the Palestinian refugee problem more unique:
-The very definition of "refugee" is different for Palestinians from every other group. A non-Palestinian refugee is described as someone who (1) leaves their country out of "well founded fear of being persecuted," (2) is "outside the country of his nationality," and (3) "is unable or unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country." However, the criteria for a Palestinian to be a refugee is someone (1) "whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948," (2) "who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (regardless of the reason)," and (3) who is a descendent of someone who meets the first two criteria (Palestinians are the only group of people who can inherit refugee status, which means that it is the only group of people in which the number of refugees grows over time rather than decreases). So after reviewing those facts, it appears that refugee status is far easier to attain for Palestinians than any other group. Even if someone’s grandfather lived in what became Israel from April 1948 until the Arab-Israeli War (1 month), and left when they were told to by other invading Arab countries, that person has refugee status. This is unique in refugee situations, and inflates the number of refugees tremendously.
-Unwillingness of similar cultures to absorb the refugees- Refugee situations are usually solved by having a country absorb those refugees. The Palestinian refugee problem could have been solved anytime Jordan controlled the West Bank. The "Palestinian culture"and language is identical to the Jordanian culture because "Palestinians," as they were designated by the British in 1921, were for the most part migrants from what was then called TransJordan. However, the unwillingness of Jordan, as well as any of the other 21 Arab countries, to absorb ANY Palestinian refugees has exacerbated the problem.
-The mission of UN agencies serving refugees is different for Palestinians than anyone else. First of all, the Palestinians are the only group that has an entire agency devoted to their cause (UNRWA), every other group of refugees is cared for by a single agency (UNHCR). The mission of the UNHCR is to find permanent homes for refugees. The mission of the UNRWA is to maintain the refugees within the refugee camps they set up, rather than finding an actual solution to the problem.
So why do Palestinians have more rights that people from the Sudan, or the Congo, or Somalia, or Iraq, or Columbia, or Darfur or Rwanda? What makes them more special than any of these other refugee groups?
SECULAR HUMANIST- "Palestine" is not, and never was a country. It was the name of a geographic region named by the Romans following their victory over the Jewish kingdom of Judea in about the year 70. They named the area "Palaestina" after the Philistines of the Bible. The region included Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, all of Jordan, and some of Syria. Palestine was never a country.
Their god Allah (Satan) has duped the rest of the world into thinking they are the victims when in reality they are aggressors who are unwilling to stop trying to exterminate Israel. Someday they’ll get their come-uppin’s!
But why has the Palestinians refugee problem has persisted for so long, when compared to other, far worse refugee problems (like after WWII, when there were tens of millions of refugees) that were solved in shorter time periods? Here are a few things that make the Palestinian refugee problem more unique:
-The very definition of "refugee" is different for Palestinians from every other group. A non-Palestinian refugee is described as someone who (1) leaves their country out of "well founded fear of being persecuted," (2) is "outside the country of his nationality," and (3) "is unable or unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country." However, the criteria for a Palestinian to be a refugee is someone (1) "whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948," (2) "who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (regardless of the reason)," and (3) who is a descendent of someone who meets the first two criteria (Palestinians are the only group of people who can inherit refugee status, which means that it is the only group of people in which the number of refugees grows over time rather than decreases). So after reviewing those facts, it appears that refugee status is far easier to attain for Palestinians than any other group. Even if someone’s grandfather lived in what became Israel from April 1948 until the Arab-Israeli War (1 month), and left when they were told to by other invading Arab countries, that person has refugee status. This is unique in refugee situations, and inflates the number of refugees tremendously.
-Unwillingness of similar cultures to absorb the refugees- Refugee situations are usually solved by having a country absorb those refugees. The Palestinian refugee problem could have been solved anytime Jordan controlled the West Bank. The "Palestinian culture"and language is identical to the Jordanian culture because "Palestinians," as they were designated by the British in 1921, were for the most part migrants from what was then called TransJordan. However, the unwillingness of Jordan, as well as any of the other 21 Arab countries, to absorb ANY Palestinian refugees has exacerbated the problem.
-The mission of UN agencies serving refugees is different for Palestinians than anyone else. First of all, the Palestinians are the only group that has an entire agency devoted to their cause (UNRWA), every other group of refugees is cared for by a single agency (UNHCR). The mission of the UNHCR is to find permanent homes for refugees. The mission of the UNRWA is to maintain the refugees within the refugee camps they set up, rather than finding an actual solution to the problem.
So why do Palestinians have more rights that people from the Sudan, or the Congo, or Somalia, or Iraq, or Columbia, or Darfur or Rwanda? What makes them more special than any of these other refugee groups?
MICHAEL X- Do your research, and read what I have written. In 1948, the UNRWA documented 860,000 Palestinian refugees. Because Palestinians inherit refugee status, that number has grown to over 4.7 million. Israel has not exiled over 4 million people, as you claim. Really, if they were treated as every other group, there would be hardly any Palestinian refugees left.
Special rghts? Yes it must be a great privelege to live in a refugee camp, staring at the farm the Israeli army invaded and evicted you from 60 years ago, watching someone else pretending they owned it all along.
We must call by name tax laws that favor the interests of the rich: evil.
We must call by name corporate boards and executives who under pay their workers while giving corporate executives annual salaries and bonuses so large that it would take the average worker centuries of labor to earn as much: evil.
We must call by name those who claim to hold the people’s needs as holy, but in reality do not: evil.
We must call evil by name to remind the people that public officials are supposed to be public servants, and remind public servants that it is the welfare of the many that they are to serve, not the whims and wants of the privileged few.
We must call the demon by name in our churches, call by name ministers’ crass materialism and their lack of prophetic engagement; must call by name their collusion with forces that exploit and oppress those whom they are supposed to serve.
We must call by name the perversion of Jesus’ Gospel by prosperity preachers who blame the people for their sickness and poverty, instead of decrying the demonic mistreatment of the poor by those who hold only their own needs as holy.
We must call evil by name when pensions are squandered, when Americans are dispossessed of tgheir livelihoods by greedy executives who export American jobs to regions where they can better exploit workers’ desperation.
We must call all the callous and uncaring practices and policies, the betrayals of trust, and the exploitation of weakness and despair what they really are: EVIL.
Not just politics, not just benign neglect, not just thoughtlessness, not even gross selfishness, but evil. If anyone hurts others, limits their life chances or denies them the fullest fruits of life for the sole purpose of enriching himself and those he counts as his own, by biblical definition this is evil.
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I need help with my English 12 Unit test. For all of those Connections students this is the oppurtunity for you if you need help in return. Help me with my English 12 Exam and I help you with Geometry, American Government, Physical Science, and Consumer Math.
10.
The Tragedy of Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays represented a radical shift in English drama because they were (1 point)
* not about religious themes.
* based upon ancient myths.
* tragedies.
* performed by both men and women.
11.
What do stage directions give the reader? (1 point)
* definitions of certain text terms
* information about what is taking place on the stage
* information about the characters’ backgrounds
* historical information about the play
12.
Throughout Act I, Macbeth’s plans and actions seem to be motivated most of all by (1 point)
* his lust for wealth.
* the support of the witches.
* his wife’s encouragement.
* the advice of Banquo.
13.
Which of the following is an example of a stage direction? (1 point)
* all. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. / Hover through the fog and filthy air.
* [Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches.]
* 3. Anon: At once.
* first witch. I come, Graymalkin.l
14.
The annotations in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I, are a helpful aid for (1 point)
* figuring out what characters are physically doing on stage.
* clarifying unfamiliar language.
* understanding theme.
* following the plot structure of the play.
15.
In what way is Lady Macbeth stronger than her husband? (1 point)
* She is harsher with the servants.
* She is better able to pretend she loves King Duncan.
* She stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose.
* She understands the witches’ prophesies.
16.
Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he believes (1 point)
* he will now become a fugitive.
* his conscience will never let him rest.
* he will not have sweet dreams.
* he will soon die.
17.
To make sense of blank verse, you must (1 point)
* read up to each line break and analyze before going on.
* read and analyze each full sentence, no matter where the line breaks.
* read each word as a separate thought.
* pay little attention to punctuation.
18.
Macbeth’s guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet is an example of (1 point)
* external conflict.
* internal conflict.
* theme.
* poetic license.
19.
Which of the following is an external conflict? (1 point)
* Before Macbeth kills King Duncan, he imagines he sees a dagger floating in the air in front of him.
* Macbeth regrets killing King Duncan, although he would do it again if necessary.
* Macbeth wants Banquo dead, so he hires men to murder him.
* At the banquet, Macbeth’s guilty conscience conjures up an image of the dead Banquo.
20.
In a play, the rising action consists of the events that lead up to the (1 point)
* last line in the scene.
* climax.
* external conflict.
* internal conflict.
21.
What is imagery? (1 point)
* blank verse
* Shakespearean language
* language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences
* very formal language
22.
Which senses do the following lines appeal to?
This avarice / Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root / Than summer-seeming lust, and it hath been / The sword of our slain kings. (1 point)
* hearing and touch
* taste and sight
* sight and smell
* sight and touch
23.
At what point does Macbeth first begin to realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies? (1 point)
* when he confronts and kills Young Siward
* when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle
* when he is told that Lady Macbeth is dead
* when Macduff reveals the details of how he was born
24.
What is Swift’s main purpose in the opening paragraphs of “A Modest Proposal”? (1 point)
* to persuade people that poor children should be slaughtered
* to describe the misery and extent of poverty in Ireland
* to prove that he has no personal stake in writing the proposal
* to explain why the poor depend on begging for their livelihood
Posting 15 bare homework problems is not a request for help; it’s a request for cheating. Are you really telling us that you’re unable to do eliminate even *one* of the 60 given choices?
Try to do the work yourself. Then explain where you’re having trouble, and we’ll help you over the rough spots.
What is your definition of a job? Does it have to be sitting in an office pushing paper? Or do some people believe that it can be a livelihood that a person actually enjoys or gets some gratification from other than monetary? Is there a flaw in our society that says people should work their whole young life only to retire when you are too old to enjoy your retirement? There has to be a better way than this. Does anybody have any ideas for alternative jobs out there? Or a reason for office jobs?
we do it to maintain the country
Has anyone here asked themselves why the Palestinians refugee problem has persisted for so long, when compared to other, far worse refugee problems )like after WW2, when there were tens of millions of refugees) that were solved in shorter time periods? Here are a few things that make the Palestinian refugee problem more unique:
-The very definition of "refugee" is different for Palestinians from every other group. A non-Palestinian refugee is described as someone who (1) leaves their country out of "well founded fear of being persecuted," (2) is "outside the country of his nationality," and (3) "is unable or unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country." However, the criteria for a Palestinian to be a refugee is someone (1) "whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948," (2) "who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (regardless of the reason)," and (3) who is a descendent of someone who meets the first two criteria. So after reviewing those facts, it appears that refugee status is far easier to attain for Palestinians than any other group. Even if someone’s grandfather lived in what became Israel from April 1948 until the Arab-Israeli War (1 month), and left when they were told to by other invading Arab countries, that person has refugee status. This is unique in refugee situations, and inflates the number of refugees tremendously.
-Unwillingness of similar cultures to absorb the refugees- Refugee situations are usually solved by having a country absorb those refugees. The Palestinian refugee problem could have been solved anytime Jordan controlled the West Bank. The "Palestinian culture"and language is identical to the Jordanian culture because "Palestinians," as they were designated by the British in 1921, were for the most part migrants from what was then called TransJordan. However, the unwillingness of Jordan, as well as any of the other 21 Arab countries, to absorb ANY Palestinian refugees has exacerbated the problem.
-The mission of UN agencies serving refugees is different for Palestinians than anyone else. First of all, the Palestinians are the only group that has an entire agency devoted to their cause (UNRWA), every other group of refugees is cared for by a single agency (UNHCR). The mission of the UNHCR is to find permanent homes for refugees. The mission of the UNRWA is to maintain the refugees within the refugee camps they set up, rather than finding an actual solution to the problem.
Many Arab leaders have admitted to keeping the Palestinians in this situation in order to exploit it:
-Prime Minister of Syria, Khalid al Azm: "Since 1948 it is we who demanded the right of return of the refugees… while it is we who made them leave… we have rendered them dispossessed… We have participated in lowering their moral and social level… we exploited them in executing crimes of murder, arson, and throwing bombs upon men, women, and children- all this in the service of political purposes" (1972)
-King Hussein of Jordan: "Since 1948… Arab leaders have used the Palestine people for selfish political purposes."
-The Head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has accused other Arab leaders of abandoning the Palestinians after they "forced them to emigrate and to leave their homeland and threw them into prisons similar to the ghettos in which the Jews used to live."
So after reviewing these facts, it becomes clearer why the Palestinian refugee problem has persisted as long as it has, and maybe it isn’t because "Israel is always mean to the Palestinians" as I’m sure many will answer. But to those who disagree, please give specific facts, if I’m wrong (check everything I’ve said, it is all true) it shouldn’t be a problem for you to prove it. So, why don’t people take these facts into consideration?
A good write-up of the situation. I would also add an interesting side note: A lot of Palestinian refugees were, in fact, created by Arab countries. Jordan, for example, killed more then 10 000 Palestinian refugees in 1970 - "Black September".
Setting aside the fact that nobody can put forward a coherent definition of what victory would look like, are we really that arrogant to believe that the livelihoods of two separate native populations are to take a back seat to our desire to taste sweet victory?
Who cares how many people we have to kill, or how long we have to stay there, just so long as we get to be declared the winner.
Victory will be when American military no longer has to fight to remain in the country and documents are signed with the puppet governments to allow the US military permanent stay to protect the oil companies and the oil pipelines. Victory is defined by this and nothing else. Once they stop fighting it, America will call the troops "advisers" or something and the media will finally be able to declare occupation over and help everyone to forget they’re still there.
"Under UNRWA’s operational definition, Palestine refugees are persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. http://www.mideastweb.org/refugees1.htm
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
http://www.mideastweb.org/mrefugees.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/mrefugees.htm
50% of the refugees still live in camps
Do they have any tradions for celebration their 60th year there?
Hopefully by mass intrusion into Palestine of all diasporic Palestinians,just as Arun Gandhi proposed. Just walk right in. It’s their country and it’s time to take it back.
At one time, or never at all, some of these Socialist countries were strong and powerful.
Are any of them now? They’re not, so why do Liberals want America to be Socialist, and poor, relying on the government for livelihood of their countrymen, and themselves?
This is what happens to Socialist countries. they FAIL! Why do Obama supporters want America to fail, too. Do they like being poor, or poorer, as it were?
Here is a list of all failed, or poor, rather Socialist countries, so what say you?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_countries
Current:
China - People’s Republic of China (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) (October 1, 1949 -)
Cuba - Republic of Cuba (República de Cuba) (January 1, 1959 -)
North Korea - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk) (September 9, 1948 -)
Laos - Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao) (December 2, 1975 -)
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) (July 2, 1976 -)
[edit] Former
A map of countries who declared themselves to be socialist states under the Marxist-Leninist definition (in the west known as, "Communist states") at some point in their history. The map uses present-day borders. Note that not all of these countries were Marxist-Leninist at the same time. Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (April 27, 1978 - April 18, 1992)
People’s Socialist Republic of Albania (Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë) (January 1, 1946 - April 30, 1991)
People’s Republic of Angola (República Popular de Angola) (November 11, 1975 - August 27, 1992)
People’s Republic of Benin (République Populaire du Bénin) (November 30, 1975 - March 1, 1990)
People’s Republic of Bulgaria (Narodna Republika Balgariya) (September 15, 1946 - December 7, 1990)
People’s Republic of the Congo (République Populaire du Congo) (January 3, 1970 - March 15, 1992)
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (Československá Socialistická Republika) (July 11, 1960 - March 29, 1990)
People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (September 10, 1987 - May 27, 1991)
Finnish Democratic Republic (Suomen Kansanvaltainen Tasavalta) (December 1, 1939 - March 12, 1940)
German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) (October 7, 1949 - October 3, 1990)
Political Committee of National Liberation (Greece) (December 24, 1947 - August 28, 1949)
People’s Revolutionary Government of Grenada (March 13, 1979 - October 25, 1983)
People’s Republic of Hungary (Magyar Népköztársaság) (August 20, 1949 - October 23, 1989)
Hungarian Soviet Republic (Magyar Tanácsköztársaság) (March 21 - August 6, 1919)
Democratic Kampuchea (April 17, 1975 - January 7, 1979)
People’s Republic of Kampuchea (January 10, 1979 - September 24, 1993)
Mongolian People’s Republic (November 24, 1924 - February 12, 1992)
People’s Republic of Mozambique (República Popular de Moçambique) (June 25, 1975 - December 1, 1990)
People’s Republic of Poland (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa) (June 28, 1945 - July 19, 1989)
Socialist Republic of Romania (Republica Socialistă România) (December 30, 1947 - December 22, 1989)
Somali Democratic Republic (Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliya) (October 20, 1970 - January 26, 1991)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) (December 30, 1922 - December 26, 1991)
Tuvinian People’s Republic (Tuva Arat Respublik) (August 14, 1921 - October 11, 1944)
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa) (September 2, 1945 - July 2, 1976)
People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (Jumhūrīyah al-Yaman ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha’bīyah)(November 30, 1967 - May 22, 1990)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Socijalistička Federativna Republika Jugoslavija, Социјалистичка Федеративна Република Југославија) (November 29, 1943 - April 27, 1992)
The are even more in the link.
Don’t forget Germany, USSR, and Rome.
Yes. It’s time for America’s fall from power and freedom. We are rotting from within. Why else can you explain America’s fascination with a guy who wants to destroy freedoms, who hates us and lies to us repeatedly?
First comes the left wingers, then comes socialism, then comes the fascist dictator. We’re ready, the bands playing, bring on Obama! I guess we’ll get what we deserve, the masses want him, they have been educated by the left wing teachers unions, instructed by the left wing media and they are mobilized and they can turn a nation. You’ve already posted the stats.
ONCE upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were
Flopsy,
Mopsy,
Cotton-tail,
and Peter.
They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.
‘Now, my dears,’ said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, ‘you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.’
Yes, there really was a Dr. Seuss. He was not an official doctor, but his prescription for fun has delighted readers for more than 60 years. Theodor (”Ted”) Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brewmasters and enjoyed great financial success for many years. Coupling the continual threats of Prohibition and World War I, the German-immigrant Geisels were targets for many slurs, particularly with regard to their heritage and livelihoods. In response, they were active participants in the pro-America campaign of World War I. Thus, Ted and his sister Marnie overcame such ridicule and became popular teenagers involved in many different activities.
Despite some financial hardship the Geisels encountered due to Prohibition, Ted enjoyed a fairly happy childhood. His parents were strict, but very loving. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, had worked in her father’s bakery before marrying Ted’s father, often memorizing the names of the pies that were on special each day and chanting’ them to her customers. If Ted had difficulty getting to sleep, she would often recall her pie-selling chants’. As an adult, Ted credited his mother “for the rhythms in which I write and the urgency with which I do it.” (Morgan, p. 7)
Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection[1] and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction. The word love is both a verb and a noun. Love is not a single feeling but an emotion built from two or more feelings. Anything vital to us creates more than one feeling, and we also have feelings about our feelings (and thoughts about our feelings)[1]. This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states.
As an abstract concept, love usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love[2] to the profound oneness or devotion of religious love.[3] Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.
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