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4 posted on 12/25/2003 4:06:15 PM PST by SJackson
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He also revealed that Palestinians who had been living in Iraq ? and who were perceived to have been among Saddam's staunchest champions ? have been stripped of their Iraqi citizenship and ordered to leave the country. Most are believed to have settled in Jordan.

This policy, of refusing to allow Palestinians to settle in other parts of the Arab world, has been followed by both the US and Israel in areas which are under their control. They see it as a means to retaliate against the Palestinians, but in the long term, it maintains their nationalism.

6 posted on 12/25/2003 6:24:09 PM PST by BlackVeil
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