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300 Libyans allowed to 'return' to Judea and Samaria

Earlier, I reported that 2,000 Gazans wanted to 'return' to Libya. Now, 300 Libyans are being allowed to 'return' to Judea and Samaria. The 'return' is ostensibly on a 'temporary' basis and on humanitarian grounds.

As far as is known, this will be the first time an Israeli leader has allowed foreign-born Arab “refugees” to live in PA-controlled regions.

Palestinian Authority officials have told Israel that the refugees are in mortal danger as long as they remain in Libya.

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The hundreds of Arabs who will enter Judea and Samaria are the descendants of Arabs who fled pre-state Israel during the War of Independence. The Arab world defines any descendant of Arabs who fled Israel as a “Palestinian refugee” regardless of their place of birth.

Netanyahu assured the public that the gesture was not a sign of Israeli acceptance of the so-called “right of return” - the Arab demand that millions of “refugees” be allowed to live in Israel, Judea, and Samaria. The Libyan-born Arabs will remain in Samaria and Judea only temporarily, he said.

All together now: What could go wrong?

Labels: Binyamin Netanyahu, Judea and Samaria, Libya, Palestinian refugees, right of return

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:11 AM