The Right Solution to the Palestinian Refugee Problem

THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM: A REAL SOLUTION
by Martin Sherman
From Israel's point of view, the "two-state/land for peace" solution to the Palestinian conflict has proven to be a long, drawn out failure that should have been abandoned long ago. Any dispassionate evaluation of the events of the past two decades invariably leads one to accept the following conclusion: that the Palestinians seem far more focused on the destruction of the Jewish state than to the construction of a Palestinian one. So how do we solve the problem?


Step #1: eliminate the UNRWA. The UNHCR and UNRWA has a widely different definition for the term "refugee" and widely divergent mandates for dealing with them. According to the High Commission's definition, the number of refuges decreases over time, while according to the UNRWA definition, the number increases. If we applied the UNHCR rules, the refugee number would drop from 5 million to 200,000. As long as the Palestinian refugee problem continues to be treated in what former Congressman Tom Lantos called "this privileged and prolonged manner" it will never be resolved.

Step #2: Eliminate Arab discrimination of Palestinians. Palestinians face state-sanctioned discrimination in all Arab nations. Ex. Saudi Arabia announced in 2004 that it was introducing measures to ease the attainment of Saudi citizenship for all foreigners residing in the country, except for the 500,000 Palestinians. Hisham Youssef, spokesman for the 22-nation Arab League, openly acknowledged that Palestinians live "in very bad conditions," but claimed the policy is meant "to preserve their Palestinian identity." He went on to explain that: "If every Palestinian who sought refuge in a certain country was integrated and accommodated into that country, there won't be any reason for them to return to Palestine."

Step #3-Enable the refugees to relocate and settle throughout the Arab world. These three steps will finally help facilitate the end of this problem that has endured for far too long.

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