The Palestinian refugees : old problems--new solutions / edited by Joseph Ginat and Edward J. Perkins ; foreword by Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan ; preface by David L. Boren.
Proceedings of a conference held in 1999. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The historical background / Yoav Gelber -- Between the right of return and attempts of resettlement / Mohamed Hawary -- From a doctrine-oriented to a solution-oriented policy: the PLO's "right of return," 1964-2000 / Menachem Klein -- The political refugee problem in the light of the peace process / Manuel Hassassian -- Early US policy toward Palestinian refugees: the Syria option / Joshua Landis -- Refugee compensation: responsibility, recipients, and forms and sources / Don Peretz -- Refugee compensation: why the parties have been unable to agree and why it is important to compensate refugees for losses / Emanuel Marx -- Traditional positions and new solutions / Moshe Ma'oz -- Actual repatriation: a minimal Israeli gesture / Donna E. Arzt -- From refugees to citizens: a regional proposal / Joseph Ginat and Dale F. Eickelman -- Palestinian refugees in Jordan and national identity, 1948-1999 / Mohanna Haddad -- Final status negotiations and regional cooperation / Taisir Amre -- Refugee resettlement in the Gaza Strip: Israeli policy revisited / Norma Masrieh-Hazboun -- Palestinian refugees in Lebanon since 1982 / Kais M. Firro -- The future of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon / Laura Drake -- Solving the refugee problem, an Israeli point of view / Shlomo Gazit -- A predicament in search of an innovative solution / Munther S. Dajani -- The historical development of the refugee camps in Jordan / Hussein Ramzoun -- The role of UNRWA: refugee statistics and UN resolutions / Abraham Badran -- A Jordinian perspective / Rateb Amro -- The refugee question and human rights / Bahieldin Elibrachy -- Obstacles and opportunities: the ideological dimensions / Tahseen Basheer -- The economic capacity of the Palestinian state to absorb refugees: the employment perspective / Onn Winckler -- How the Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish publics perceive the issues / Ephraim Yuohtman-Yaar and Tamar Hermann.
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