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www.karama.org Posted by: John Phoenix Since the outbreak of the second Intifada in 2000, Palestinians in refugee camps all over the West Bank have been surrounded by an environment of violence, devastation, poverty, and despair. Thousands of children grow up here in dire economic circumstances, with many limitations in the area of education, recreation, mobility and future opportunities. What started as scared families fleeing the violence in 1947/1948, are now third-generation refugees in concrete jungles with still limited hope for the future. There are currently 19 refugee camps on the West Bank alone, with around 16,000 people living in Deheishe Camp. While services have grown in these camps, they remain depressing environments for children to grow up in; frequent vi...

WELCOME TO DEHEISHE CAMP Learn about Palestinian Refugees The story began in 1948 in Palestine when many people and families who lived a normal and bright life in their own land suddenly woke up to Zionist soldiers and gangs, violently expelling them out of their homes and taking over their lands. This was the Nakba, which caused death, destruction and displacement; and which is still ongoing. This article gives a short oversight about how the majority of the Palestinian society became refugees and what some of their current challenges are. Palestinian Refugees Over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their lands upon the creation of the Zionist State in 1948. Moreover, the Six-Day War, or Naksa, in 1967 created more Palestinian refugees fleeing from their lands. Many of t...