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The United Nations and Middle East refugees
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The United Nations and Middle East refugees
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the differing treatment of Palestinians and Jews
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10002600001.ETD.000052962
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English
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theses
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United Nations--Resolutions
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Global Affairs
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Refugees, Palestinian Arab--Palestine
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Jewish refugees--Arab countries
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Arab-Israeli conflict
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Rationale--Over the past century, the Arab-Israeli conflict has dominated Middle East affairs. The ultimate and inevitable victims of these years of strife have been the people of the region who were uprooted from their homes and displaced. Two populations of refugees emerged – Palestinians from mandated Palestine and Jews from Arab countries - both groups recognized as bone fide refugees by the relevant UN Agencies. The UN, through statute and precedent, has developed international standards and mechanisms for the protection, resettlement and rehabilitation of refugees around the world. This dissertation will examine whether there was any anomaly in the way the UN
responded to these two different Middle East refugee populations. Methods--To determine whether, in fact, such an anomaly existed, research was conducted, among other places, at the following sites: Archives at the UN Headquarters ( New York and Geneva);
Archives of the UNHCR Headquarters (Geneva);
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (College Park, MD); National Archives of Canada (Ottawa); World Jewish Congress Archives (New York and Jerusalem); American Jewish Committee Archives (New York); and Central Zionist Archives (Jerusalem).
The following archival records were reviewed and analyzed: 1) Resolutions of the UN General Assembly and Security Council; 2) Transcripts of UN General Assembly and Security Council proceedings; 3) Transcripts of UNRWA and UNHCR proceedings; 4) Bi-lateral and Multilateral Treaties; Agreements and Proceedings of Multinational Entities (e.g. Quartet, Arab League; etc.); and 5) Books, Memoirs of Statesmen on Middle East Affairs, Articles. Results-- Extensive research into voting patterns and UN meeting transcripts reveal that the UN did
accord differential treatment to Palestinian refugees, by every measure, including, among others: UN resolutions; UN Agency involvement; and financial support. Conclusion-- This dissertation will attempt to answer, among others, the following questions: Why
would the UN react so differently towards Palestinian and Jewish refugees? Is all this a case study in the uniqueness of the Jews? Or in UN bias? Or collusion by Arab states; or in how a seemingly objective international organization can be is subverted politically?
responded to these two different Middle East refugee populations. Methods--To determine whether, in fact, such an anomaly existed, research was conducted, among other places, at the following sites: Archives at the UN Headquarters ( New York and Geneva);
Archives of the UNHCR Headquarters (Geneva);
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (College Park, MD); National Archives of Canada (Ottawa); World Jewish Congress Archives (New York and Jerusalem); American Jewish Committee Archives (New York); and Central Zionist Archives (Jerusalem).
The following archival records were reviewed and analyzed: 1) Resolutions of the UN General Assembly and Security Council; 2) Transcripts of UN General Assembly and Security Council proceedings; 3) Transcripts of UNRWA and UNHCR proceedings; 4) Bi-lateral and Multilateral Treaties; Agreements and Proceedings of Multinational Entities (e.g. Quartet, Arab League; etc.); and 5) Books, Memoirs of Statesmen on Middle East Affairs, Articles. Results-- Extensive research into voting patterns and UN meeting transcripts reveal that the UN did
accord differential treatment to Palestinian refugees, by every measure, including, among others: UN resolutions; UN Agency involvement; and financial support. Conclusion-- This dissertation will attempt to answer, among others, the following questions: Why
would the UN react so differently towards Palestinian and Jewish refugees? Is all this a case study in the uniqueness of the Jews? Or in UN bias? Or collusion by Arab states; or in how a seemingly objective international organization can be is subverted politically?
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Supplementary File: Security Council Resolutions on the Middle East
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Supplementary File: General Assembly Resolutions on the Middle East
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Supplementary File: UN Votes, By Country, on Palestinian Refugees
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Ph.D.
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Includes abstract
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Vita
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by Stanley A. Urman
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Stanley Allan
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Yale H
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Yale H Ferguson
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Richard
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Carlos
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Carlos Seiglie
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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2010
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2010
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ETD doctoral
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Urman
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2010-04-27 12:12:15
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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