Shusha
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Having said all that, its important not to lose sight of the goals here. The goal of this sort of humanitarian law is to restore safety and dignity to people who have, through no individual act of their own, lost the ability to live in security.
If we put THAT measure on it, it should be pretty easy to recognize who should be helped and to some extent, how.
Palestinians incorporated into their own national entity are not refugees.
Palestinians incorporated into another national entity are not refugees.
Palestinians kept in camps in Lebanon should be able to avail themselves of their own nationality (Palestinian).
Somalis kept in camps in Kenya should be able avail themselves of their own nationality (Somalia).
In the case of Somalia, the argument against repatriation is that the country is still very unstable and repatriation of so many may be disruptive.
On the other hand, sometimes host countries should incorporate refugees. It would be economically beneficial for Kenya to accept the refugees. The concern for Kenya is Somali jihadis.
If we put THAT measure on it, it should be pretty easy to recognize who should be helped and to some extent, how.
Palestinians incorporated into their own national entity are not refugees.
Palestinians incorporated into another national entity are not refugees.
Palestinians kept in camps in Lebanon should be able to avail themselves of their own nationality (Palestinian).
Somalis kept in camps in Kenya should be able avail themselves of their own nationality (Somalia).
In the case of Somalia, the argument against repatriation is that the country is still very unstable and repatriation of so many may be disruptive.
On the other hand, sometimes host countries should incorporate refugees. It would be economically beneficial for Kenya to accept the refugees. The concern for Kenya is Somali jihadis.