Roudy,
et al,
I'm not an expert on the subject, but it appears to me that not all Palestinians have are equal in the eyes of the various community.
what do you mean you don't think so ?
(COMMENT)
Well I've read (just a little) on the subject. It is complicated. What kind of Palestinian you are is based on where you were and when.
Reference: Palestinian refugees in Jordan by Oroub Al Abed
Palestinians who have been living on the East Bank of Jordan since 1948 are all Jordanian citizens. After the 1988 severance of administrative and legal ties between the East Bank and the West Bank, the legal status of Palestinians living in the West Bank
changed. They were given temporary passports renewable every two years instead of
regular passports that granted them full citizenship rights in Jordan. (The renewal period
time period was extended to five years in 1995 by royal decree.) This placed the West
Bankers on a par with the ex-Gaza refugees, who had been granted temporary passports
since 1968. There are estimated to be 150,000 Gazans in Jordan (US Human Rights
Report 2000).
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"Jordanian citizens, including those of Palestinian origin living in Jordan, have access to
jobs in the public and private sectors. It is important to note here that political tensions
between the Jordanian state and the Palestinians were exacerbated by what is known as the ‘Jordanization’ policy implemented in the 1970s. This policy favoured
Transjordanian recruitment in the public sector, forcing Palestinians to see employment
and livelihood in the private sector, including banking and commerce. The holders of
temporary passports are required to apply for a work permit to work in the private sector."
Reference:
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Similarly, there is a difference in terms of Lebanon.
"These refugees moved to Lebanon in the 1970s after the events of Black September in Jordan or because of the civil war in Lebanon and did not consider it necessary at the time to register themselves. However, after the PLO political military infrastructure in Lebanon was disbanded and the redeployment of the Lebanese security over Lebanon, their lack of documentation became a prominent issue. These refugees are residing in Lebanon without papers, and thus cannot access education, work, health or travel etc. Some of these refugees are actually registered with UNRWA in other fields of operation (UNRWA, ‘The Latest Developments in the Living Conditions of Palestine
Refugees in Lebanon’, 2006)."
It is not as simple as people think it is. Most of the surrounding countries see the Palestinian as much of an albatross as anyone else.
Most Respectfully,
R
