Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugee Camps? Fresh Israeli Raid Puts Spotlight on Decades-Old Crisis

Palestinian refugee camps trace back to 1948, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were displaced from their homes during the war surrounding Israel’s creation, an event Palestinians refer to as the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, was established in 1949 specifically to provide relief to […]

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