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To: Wayners who wrote (5771)	2/2/2004 2:00:48 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 6945

<<< In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Israel passed laws forbidding the return of refugees and expropriating their property. Israel also routinely killed in cold blood Palestinians who attempted to cross its borders in order to return to their homes. >>> Israel had a sharp response when the UN affirmed the Palestinians' right of return: <<< The former UN Mediator for Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte, recommended that "the right of the Arab refugees to return to their homes in Jewish controlled territory at the earliest possible date should be affirmed by the United Nations . . . ." >>> The next day he was assassinated by the Stern Gang. The leader of the Stern Gang, Yitzak Shamir, was later elected Prime Minister of Israel. Tom The Palestinians� Right of Return By Hussein Ibish and Ali Abunimah globalpolicy.org