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Journal of Refugee Studies 1997 10(3):294-313; doi:10.1093/jrs/10.3.294
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SECTION I

Palestinians in Lebanon:The Politics of Assistance

MARIE-LOUISE WEIGHILL

Refugee Studies Programma, University of Oxford

This paper explores the extent to which political considerations have affected and continue to affect both the planning and delivery of assistance to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. In the first section a historical overview of Palestinian assistance covers the creation and consolidation of UNRWA, the rise and collapse of an autonomous Palestinian assistance structure, and the post-civil war ‘policy vacuum’.The second section discusses the connection between the receipt of organized international assistance and the loss of political and socio-economic autonomy for the refugee community; the unique assistance structure created for the Palestinian refugees which has amalgamated the two distinct elements of legal protection and socio-economic assistance; and the impact of the concept of tawteen (loosely, assimilation) on the nature and extent of assistance design. Finally, the paper discusses the impact of the current peace process on refugee assistance, and offers recommendations for the separation of refugee assistance from the pursuance and enforcement of Palestinians' legal prerogatives and assistance options that promote both Palestinian autonomy and mutually beneficial links with the host society.


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