Since 1948, over 66 years ago, when the armies of the Arab countries attacked Israel, the Arabs in Israel were told by these Arab countries to evacuate in the meantime, with the goal to go back after those armies would have won the victory over Israel. They were promised they would get all the houses of the Jews. But the Arab armies did not win. However, since then they have been educating their children to be ready for the day when they would conquer Israel. The Arabs listened to their leaders and have been dwelling in the refugee camps for all this time. Actually, those who fled are for the most part no longer around.
The Arab countries had no intention to assimilate the refugees, so they let them suffer, without pity for their brothers.
During the same time, the Jewish refugees who lost their livelihood because of WWII and those who were expelled from the Arab countries were cared for by the American Jewish Organization and were processed in France, in the city of Marseille, in Camp Arenas and Camp David, which previously had been American army camps and were leased by the Jewish Organization.
The refugees were fed and housed and they received medical care. Then they were sent to various countries of their choice. The Jews found ways to settle, to find work and to enhance their standard of living. There are no more Jewish refugee camps. Meanwhile, the so-called Palestinians are still living in refugee camps with all their misery and heartbreak. At the same time, those who did not listen to the Arab leaders and remained in Israel, are enjoying a good standard of living and good jobs and higher education are available for them.
As long as Qatar and other Arab countries finance and support Hamas, and the UN feeds them and collaborates with them through the UNWRA, there is no chance that Hamas would relinquish the grip it has on the population.
Copyright 2014 Emile Tubiana
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