Palestinian Refugees

A Palestinian woman holds the Koran during a peaceful protest in front of the United Nations Economic and Social Comission of West Asia Building (UN-ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon to mark the 55th anniversary of their plight, known as nakba, or "great catastrophe." The UN estimates over 300,000 Palestinian refugess in Lebanon, who are denied many services and banned from working in many occupations.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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A Palestinian woman holds the Koran during a peaceful protest in front of the United Nations Economic and Social Comission of West Asia Building (UN-ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon to mark the 55th anniversary of their plight, known as nakba, or "great catastrophe." The UN estimates over 300,000 Palestinian refugess in Lebanon, who are denied many services and banned from working in many occupations.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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