Today we had a very "heavy" afternoon session. We had 2 speakers Kate Washington
and Oroub El Abed. Two very brilliant women doing reasearch on the refugees in Jordan. Oroub also worked for the World Bank. They were very very informative and
we also went over the history of the Palestinian Refugees. It is all so very sad
and so much info to take in. (These women work for the Center for Forced Migration)
We also learned about King Huessien giving the West Bank to the Palestians/PLO
in 1988 and how much confusion that caused. Imagine one day you are a citizen of
Jordan and the next day you're not! This wrecked havoc with many families and business! Imagine, one day if you live in Oakland and your business is in Fremont and
you can no longer go there without documentation! I learned about passports, travel documents and truly stateless people. Temporary protection orders, etc. I think the
people in Gaza have proably gotten the worst deal of all! It is all so mind boggling
and I have just returned from major shopping and need a nap! I have taken notes and
hopefully will write more tomorrow.. love to all..
PEACE NOW
Suzi