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News
 "Hydro-diplomacy" needed to avert Arab water wars
March 21, 2011
Abbas calls for statehood in op-ed
May 17, 2011
Abbas defiant as ‘all hell‘ breaks out over UN plan
Sept. 19, 2011
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Multimedia
 BTselem: Palestinians displaced in Gaza war still in tents
al-Jazeera Int: Gunmen attack Gaza summer camp
Trailer for zzz*zState 194zzz*z
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Documents
Palestine Liberation Organization, the future State of Palestine, and the question of popular representation
Covenant of the League of Nations
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses a Joint Session of the US Congress, May 24, 2011
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Publications
Poll No. 77, Nov. 2012 - Governance, the UN Bid and the Arab Spring
Poll No. 18, December 1996- On Palestinian Attitudes Towards Current Issues
Poll No. 22 Part IV, August 1997 - Concerning some issues relating to Palestinian Refugees
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Background
Camp David II
Citizenship
Minorities (Israeli)
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Resources
“Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of ‘Transfer’ in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948” Nur Masalha, Institute for Palestine Studies, 1992
“Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons 2006-2007” Badil, 2007
“The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine” Ilan Pappe, Oneworld Publications, 2006
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| Document Text | The Security Council,
Considering the urgent need to spare the civil populations and the prisoners of the war in the area of conflict in the Middle East additional sufferings,
Considering that essential and inalienable human rights should be respected even during the vicissitudes of war,
Considering that all the obligations of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 1/ should be complied with by the parties involved in the conflict,
1. Calls upon the Government of Israel to ensure the safety, welfare and security of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations have taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who have fled the areas since the outbreak of hostilities;
2. Recommends to the Governments concerned the scrupulous respect of the humanitarian principles governing the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian persons in time of war contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949;2/
3. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the effective implementation of this resolution and to report to the Security Council.
| | Document Text | The Security Council,
Considering the urgent need to spare the civil populations and the prisoners of the war in the area of conflict in the Middle East additional sufferings,
Considering that essential and inalienable human rights should be respected even during the vicissitudes of war,
Considering that all the obligations of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 1/ should be complied with by the parties involved in the conflict,
1. Calls upon the Government of Israel to ensure the safety, welfare and security of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations have taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who have fled the areas since the outbreak of hostilities;
2. Recommends to the Governments concerned the scrupulous respect of the humanitarian principles governing the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian persons in time of war contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949;2/
3. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the effective implementation of this resolution and to report to the Security Council.
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