Press and Sun Bulletin · 6 January 1960

CP-1960-006

Marry, Wait to Die Lament of 240,000 Gaza Refugees

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Wed., Jan. 6, 1960 Supporting Wife No Problem Al Shati Camp. Gaza Strip— Ahmed Hasan, also had nothing UNRWAgives Hasan a ration laway from thel parents. totting up to 1,500 calories per parents encourage their children *— There is little else to do, else to do—he just passed 20.

Wrong Man "Getting married in no prob-day per person-the minimum to UNRWA de- marry because but marry and die." said Amina "You don't regulred to keep a man's body clares that If a refuge family Phoenix, Ariz.-(P)-Two men Hasan, an Arab refugee woman lem here." he said. explaining operating provided he does no earns more than 15 pounds a picked the wrong customer when have to worry about supporting rate among the 240,000 refugees your wife, getting a Job or find- month ($45), the family will be they tried to sell fake lapel pins Jampacked In the Gaza Strip. ing a place to live in. self-supporting Hasans are expe

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"Marry, Wait to Die Lament of 240,000 Gaza Refugees," Press and Sun Bulletin, 6 January 1960. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1960-006. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1960-006

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