Palestinians 'stranded' in Iraq refugee camp - 20 June 09

Palestinians 'stranded' in Iraq refugee camp - 20 June 09 The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 triggered an exodus of millions of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, including a community who found refuge in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. But facing persecution from Iraqi militias after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, many Palestinians fled to the Al Waleed refugee camp near the Iraqi-Syrian border. As Al Jazeera's Nisreen El Shamayleh reports, these refugees say they now live in "horrendous" conditions. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 314 10 ratings Time: 02:29 More in News & Politics

AlJazeera | June 20, 2009

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