Send Palestinian refugees to South America: Rice

Condoleezza Rice once proposed that Palestinian refugees be sent to Chile and Argentina to live, according to leaked papers documenting negotiations between Israel and Palestinian authorities.
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A Palestinian boy stands next to his family's house, destroyed during Israel's offensive, in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 19, 2009. (File)

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! The Guar dian newspaper of Britain reported that Rice made the suggestion in June 2008 during a meeting with US, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Berlin, Germany.The former secretary of state under George W. Bush suggested South America as a destination instead of allowing displaced Palestinians to return to former homes in Israel and the occupied territories.The Guardian surmised that Rice suggested these countries since Chile already has a large, well-established Palestinian community and Argentina has large empty spaces of land. Chile has also accepted refugees from Afghanistan, Colombia and the former Yugoslavia.

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An estimated 5-million Palestinians are currently residing in nations across the Middle East, including many in Jordan.In addition, according to the leaked papers, Palestinian leaders agreed in private that only 10,000 refugees and their families could return to Israel as part of the peace settlement.Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian authority, himself a refugee, reportedly said: it is illogical to ask Israel to take 5 million [refugees], or indeed 1 million. That would mean the end of Israel."Also, apparently, in stark contrast to their public stance, leaders of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) have accepted Israel's demand to define itself as a Jewish state.


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