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The Grand Rapids Press · 7 November 1984

CP-1984-013

Palestinians Stranded in Desert Camp as Israel, Egypt Quibble

Palestinians Stranded in Desert Camp as Israel, Egypt Quibble — The Grand Rapids Press, 7 November 1984
The Grand Rapids Press · 7 November 1984
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Palestinians Stranded in Desert Camp as Israel, Egypt Quibble that he remain anonymous.

"First, CAMP CANADA, Egypt (AP) - sufficient or returning to the Israe- they made security checks to make The chill in relations between li side soon, the Palestinians must Egypt and Israel has left thousands sure the refugees included no ter- rely on the United Nations for food, of Palestinians stranded in this rorists, then they said they wanted shelter and primary schools and on dusty refugee camp used by Cana- to take them in small groups, then Egyptian authorities for their wa- they fussed about the amount of dian peacekeeping forces before ter and electricity. the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. money Egypt would give each fam- "We have houses here but this is The estimated 6,000 Palestinians not our home" said Nayel Saad, an ily as compensation.

18-year-old Palestinian youth. "Of in the camp originally

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"Palestinians Stranded in Desert Camp as Israel, Egypt Quibble," The Grand Rapids Press, 7 November 1984. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1984-013. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1984-013

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