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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:05 09/11/2007 UN: 2,000 Palestinians fleeing Iraq stranded on border with Syria By The Associated Press tags: Syria, Palestinians, Iraq  GENEVA - Two thousand Palestinians trying to flee violence and harassment in Iraq are stranded at the Iraqi-Syrian border in precarious conditions with sick children unable to receive medical treatment, the UN refugee agency said Friday. Some 437 Palestinians are living in Al Tanf refugee camp on no-man's-land between Iraq and Syria, and another 1,560 have sought shelter in al-Waleed camp on the Iraqi side of the border, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Living conditions in the desert camps are harsh, with sandstorms blasting the makeshift homes and winter approaching, said spokesman Ron Redmond. He added that up to 40 Palestinians arrive at al-Waleed camp every week. Advertisement The borders are basically closed because of the visa restrictions that have been imposed by neighboring countries, he told reporters in Geneva. The agency is particularly concerned about 11 sick children in al-Waleed camp, who urgently need medical treatment, Redmond said. There are children with spinal injuries, skin diseases, intestinal problems, cancer, leukemia, he said. Very serious cases, and they're unable to get the help that they need inside Iraq. UNHCR has made a global appeal for somewhere to resettle the children, but so far only Chile and Sudan have indicated they might host some of them, Redmond said. In August, UNHCR managed to resettle a Palestinian family of eight with several sick children to Norway, Redmond said. The estimated 13,000 Palestinians still living in Iraq face ongoing threats, he said. The Palestinian community there has become a target for persecution in recent years, largely because they are seen as having been favored under Saddam Hussein's regime. Bookmark to del.icio.us Deteriorating ties The ex-Vatican envoy to J'lem says Israel has broken many promises. Neither here nor there A study shows Jewish poverty rate in the U.S. is higher than in Israel.   1.   LET THEM RETURN TO THEIR HOMES AND LANDS (HAIFA, LOD etc.) 14:22  |  TrippleJump 09/11/07   2.   Forget All that Basic Stuff, Do they have Electricity? 14:48  |  Gil 09/11/07   3.   No such thing as a "palestinian"; let them stay where they are 15:34  |  SLAVO 09/11/07   4.   Go back to Arabia where you came from 15:44  |  Jabadini 09/11/07   5.   Tripplejump: you see jews running back to easter europe? 17:04  |  Richard S 09/11/07   6.   incredible 17:47  |  Andrew 09/11/07   7.   Where is Bashar al Assad?? 18:18  |  Arab All The Way 09/11/07   8.   Stranded Palestinians 19:36  |  Ariana 09/11/07   9.   A sad commentary 19:52  |  Yonatan 09/11/07   10.   #1 - Tripplejump 19:58  |  MichaelF 09/11/07   11.   6 Ariana - US Responsibility 20:33  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/11/07   12.   Richard S#5.. PALESTINIANS ARE NOT AND WON`T BE AMERICAN INDIANS 20:50  |  TrippleJump 09/11/07   13.   Jabadini#4... WHAT YEAR DID YOU EMIGRATE TO ISRAEL? 20:51  |  Mark 09/11/07   14.   Remember "Right of Return" 21:20  |  Readt he fine print 09/11/07   15.   Ariana # 6 22:28  |  Philippe 09/11/07   16.   BIG SURPRISE THEIR IRAQI BROTHERS HATE THEIR PALESTINIAN COUSINS 23:41  |  HAL TRIPP 09/11/07   17.   Iraqi "Palestinians" fought in the Iraqi Army in 1948 23:57  |  Jake 09/11/07   18.   Go West, Chile is the Best. 00:02  |  Stephen. 10/11/07   19.   NPR is doing a 3-part series on the Christians of Lebanon 00:10  |  Jake 10/11/07   20.   Tripplejump: you keep on talking in past tense 00:16  |  Richard S 10/11/07   21.   Sad Sad Sad - Bring Them to the US 02:03  |  Jane 10/11/07   22.   WHY ARENT THEY WANTED 02:31  |  TOBIA 10/11/07   23.   #7 Arab 03:13  |  Lynn 10/11/07   24.   These fake Philistines will keep wandering as long as 03:14  |  Genuine Tosefta 10/11/07   25.   Palestinian brothers only talking and talking 03:17  |  Abu Yusuf 10/11/07   26.   #13, 2,000 years before Jihadi Arabs left Mecca to conquer us 03:20  |  Genuine Tosefta 10/11/07   27.   taking responsibility and moving on 07:25  |  Leah 10/11/07   28.   21 Jane of Palm Beach - Glad We can Agree 07:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 10/11/07   29.   To TOBIA # 22 - Why are Palestinians Not Wanted 08:36  |  Dolly 10/11/07   30.   All Arabs hate palestinians and it isn`t jealousy 08:48  |  Chick 10/11/07   31.   Stranded Palestinians 08:59  |  Dagma. 10/11/07   32.   To Jabadini # 4 - Going back to where you came from. 09:30  |  Dagma 10/11/07   33.   To Chick #30 - It is true what you say..... 09:53  |  Dagma 10/11/07   34.   Maybe an orange orchard 17:38  |  DavidMj 17/11/07

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