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Palestinian
Refugees - The Right of Return
edited by Naseer Aruri
With renewed
conflict in the Middle East, the prospect
of a peaceful resolution looks more unlikely
than ever. The Palestinian right of return
to their homes has been upheld in international
law and through United Nations' resolutions
for fifty years. Equally the right of return
has been denied by Israel and deferred to
a "final status" issue in the
Oslo Accords. It is on this right of return
that the Palestinians are united. And it
is this issue which is so frequently ignored
by the international media.
With major
contributions from a range of international
experts, including Edward W. Said, Noam
Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Alain Gresh and Norman
Finkelstein, this volume examines the Palestinians
right of return. Chapters cover the historical
roots of the Palestinian refugee question;
the rights of the refugees under international
law; the special case of Lebanon; Israeli
perceptions of the refugee question; the
practical feasibility of the return; the
role of the United States and the European
Union and the Refugee Question; the value
of the refugee property; the principles
of compensation; and a programme for an
Independent Rights Campaign.
About the
Editor
Naseer H.
Aruri is Chancellor Professor (Emeritus)
of Political Science at the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth. His many publications
include Occupation: Israel Over Palestine
(1983), The Obstruction of Peace: The
U.S., Israel and the Palestinians (1995),
and Dishonest
Broker: The US Role in Israel & Palestine
(2003). He was a member of the Board of
Directors of Human Rights Watch/Middle East,
1990-1992, and a three-term member of the
Board of Directors of Amnesty International,
USA, 1984-1990.
Reviews
"[This] collection...blames Zionists
for creating the refugees, the outside world
for ignoring them and the PLO for betraying
them..."
- The Economist
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