Nice summary. A couple of comments: 1. Never did understand why the Arabs refused the UN directive to form the modern state of Israel in 1947. As it turned out, the proposed 50/50 split between Jews and Arabs ended up with the Arabs taking over most of former Palestine which became Jordan. 2. The UNHCR has been - and still is - responsible for the world's refugees (except for the Palestinians). Many refugees have sprung up and been resettled by the UNHCR since WWII. The UNWRA is the only UN organization specifically formed to manage the Palestinians. One wonders why the UNHCR did not (could not?) assume responsibility for the Palestinians who are still considered "refugees" after 73 years.
Nice summary. A couple of comments: 1. Never did understand why the Arabs refused the UN directive to form the modern state of Israel in 1947. As it turned out, the proposed 50/50 split between Jews and Arabs ended up with the Arabs taking over most of former Palestine which became Jordan. 2. The UNHCR has been - and still is - responsible for the world's refugees (except for the Palestinians). Many refugees have sprung up and been resettled by the UNHCR since WWII. The UNWRA is the only UN organization specifically formed to manage the Palestinians. One wonders why the UNHCR did not (could not?) assume responsibility for the Palestinians who are still considered "refugees" after 73 years.