By Ted Belman
This is true regardless if the Arabs fled the land west of the Jordan River, voluntarily or otherwise.
UNGA Res 194, which the Arabs allege gave them the right, did no such thing. Firstly, it is a non-binding resolution and secondly, its wording was not mandatory. It resolved that:
“refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law boor equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.”
I should point out that at the same time the UNGA passed this resolution it had nothing to say about the expulsion of 14 million Germans from eastern
Europe.
Also the Armistice Agreement which was signed a few months later, made no mention of the “right of return” or the Arabs who fled.
Let’s not forget every arab country voted against this resolution.
@ Russell:
They should join in the all-expenses-paid trip to Germany where Merkel will greet them with her china “smile”…Actually I have never seen any picture in which she smiles. Likely incapable of it. She’s certainly incapable as a leader of a country; a destroyer ..yes, a leader…NO.
@ mrg3105:
The returnees they’re referring to are mostly those in other parts of the world and in “refugee” camps, many of which are now actually functioning cities. These are the mamzerim that the Arab dogs are expecting will flood into Israel and ovewhelm the Jews. They’ve waited a long time, and will be waiting for a much longer time again, without any of this happening..
Return to property according to international law requires identification and evidence for proerty ownership. Not one resident of PA-controlled population can offer this, and nor can those in Gaza.
Lorenzo Said:
guess that means they came in a FIRST LOOSERS
It should not be forgotten that when Israel was created, it announced a right of return for all diaspora Jews to come back to their homeland. The Palestinians historically envious of the Jews, borrowed this phrase to apply to their own people. The Palestinians are still smarting over their own failure not to have a Holocaust of their own which means that they will always come second to Jews as victims.
There’s also the issue that these Arabs cannot “live at peace with their neighbors”. Being sworn to destroy and commit genocide. The fact that refugee status should not be passed to descendants. Land taken in defensive wars can be annexed (Actually does not even apply to Judea/Samaria as this was taken back from illegal occupation by Jordan). Not forgetting the Jews kicked out of the Arab countries who lost everything they had.
These Arabs have no right of anything they are just terrorist, murderous land-grabbers.