We certainly don’t see this type of information in the mainstream media.

Refugees, both Jewish and Arab, were a result of the War of Independence when 5 Arab countries attacked Israel rather than accept the Partition Plan which would have provided both Jews and Palestinians each with their own state.

Between 600,000 - 700,000 Jews were thrown out of their home countries in the Arab countries in North Africa at the same time that the same number of Arabs was displaced.  (I will ignore for the moment whether they left of their own accord assuming they would return when the you Jewish state was wiped out, or whether they were forced out of their homes.)

The picture above shows the 59 Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza that exist to this day!

Although there were the same number of Jewish refugees, THERE ARE NO JEWISH REFUGEE CAMPS ANYWHERE!  And, there are no Palestinian refugee camps inside Israel …. BECAUSE THE ARABS THAT REMAINED WERE ABSORBED BY THE JEWISH STATE as full citizens.

Kind of makes you wonder doesn’t it?  The Palestinians are being used as pawns.  Refugee camps breed contempt, radicalism and ensure that the Arab / Israeli conflict continues.  The Arab world is not worried about the Palestinians.  If they were the problem could have been solved years ago.

History of Jerusalem in 5 minutes

Gives an interesting perspective on the conflict when the Arabs in Jerusalem stand up in the Knesset and state that they want East Jerusalem to remain in Israeli hands.