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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (99805)	6/1/2003 7:12:44 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"In fact, the Mizrahi (Eastern) Jews are the majority of citizens of Israel." You really should read Pundik's article on the Mizrahi. It helps to understand why Israel is so intransigent today. I have a Danish copy. You might want to look for an English translation. Who knows, it might be in Hebrew. Pundik is the former editor of the Danish newspaper Politiken. He lives in Israel.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (99805)	6/2/2003 5:00:59 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Respond to of 281500

I also forgot the Europeans who were the major cause behind the creation of the Israeli state. As far as UNHRC goes I doubt very much that"All the rest of the world's refugees are cared for, if they are, by UNHCR, whose mission is to return or resettle the refugees." As far as your spin on UNWRA goes, "But the Palestinians, no, they got their own agency - UNWRA - whose mission is to maintain them (and itself) in camps until they all go back to Israel." Here are the relevant paragraphs: "7. Establishes the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near East: (a) To carry out in collaboration with local governments the direct relief and works programmes as recommended by the Economic Survey Mission; (b) To consult with the interested Near Eastern Governments concerning measures to be taken by them preparatory to the time when international assistance for relief and works projects is no longer available;...." us-israel.org