Official: Plight of Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk critical

[oberliner]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the situation for thousands of refugees in the Yarmouk camp on the outskirts of the Syrian capital is "absolutely critical," with no aid deliveries since March 28 because of fighting.

Pierre Krahenbuhl said Monday the situation in Yarmouk reflects "the catastrophic cost" of the Syrian conflict for Syrians as well as Palestinian refugees.

He said that before the Syrian war began in 2011 there were 160,000 Palestinians in Yarmouk, many who held jobs. Before the Islamic State extremist group entered the camp in early April there were 18,000 refugees, but "it's very clear several thousand have fled since then."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/official-plight-palestinian-refugees-yarmouk-critical-175911341.html#dQabTI1

[shira]

1. And not a peep from the Israel Sucks crowd who shriek....

...and start rending garments when an Israeli so much as sneezes in the direction of a Palestinian.

[Nitram]

2. Interesting takeaway, Shira.

Sounds like you might have a chip on your shoulder that's bigger than any concern for the Palestinians of Yarmouk.

[oberliner]

3. If you are genuinely concerned for the Palestinians of Yarmouk....

This could help:

http://www.unrwa.org/donate/yarmouk_emergency

[Nitram]

4. Couldn't you manage to get something about the "Israel Sucks Crowd" into that last post?

[oberliner]

5. Huh?

I don't use that kind of terminology.

[Nitram]

6. No. but Shira did.

You'll see that (for obvious reasons) my last comment was directed at Shira.