Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Yarmouk refugee camp

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Islamic State declares control of Yarmouk camp, "pro-Palestinians" silent

Yesterday, the Islamic State declared that it had seized control of the Palestinian Arab "refugee" camp in Yarmouk, Syria. While you will sometimes see the "pro-Palestinian" crowd say how terrible things are in Yarmouk, the amount of attention given to it by them - and as a result, by the media - is tiny compared to how they report anything Israel does. The Action Group...

Statistics on Palestinians in Syria that "pro-Palestinian" groups won't mention

Here are some statistics that most "pro-Palestinian" groups won't bother to mention, from the Action Group of Palestinians in Syria's Facebook page: At least 45 Palestinians were recently tortured to death, the number who have been tortured to death in Syrian prisons is now at 333. Jordan had as many as 15,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria but that number has declined...

48 Palestinians in Syria have starved to death so far

From Al Arabiya: Starvation victim in Syria Severe hunger in a besieged refugee camp for Palestinians in southern Damascus has claimed two lives, raising the death toll to 48 people killed, an opposition Syrian group said Saturday in a statement. The Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC), a coalition of 40 opposition groups, said Yarmouk camp has depleted its food...

Lebanon treating Palestinian Syrians like dirt, no one cares

From IPS: Over the past year more than 50,000 Palestinian refugees have fled violence, chaos and destitution in Syria to seek sanctuary in Lebanon. The vast majority have found themselves living in dire poverty, and trapped in chronically insecure existence. Denied assurances of legal residence many are unsure if and how they can continue to live in the country into the New Year. "Who, I mean really who from the Palestinian families can pay 200...

The siege on Palestinian Arabs that the world ignores

The Lebanon Daily Star reported last month: BEIRUT: Residents and fighters fear they may be starved out of the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk as the siege of the Palestinian area approaches its fifth month, mirroring the increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in many of the capital’s suburbs. The relatively new practice of blockading neighborhoods reflects a shifting strategy among rebel and government forces, analysts say, as both sides hunker...

PFLP-GC claims 23,000 Syrian Palestinians have fled to Sweden

The PFLP-GC claims that some 23,000 Palestinian Arabs from the Yarmouk camp in Syria have fled to Sweden during the civil war. Yarmouk camp The group, which supports the Syrian regime, blames the opposition for setting up their forces in the camp. I couldn't find verification of the numbers, but they are not unrealistic. In 2012 there were over 2000 Palestinian Arabs...

PalArab death toll in Syria: 1597. Plus, reports Syria now using fuel-air bombs.

According to the Action Group of Palestinians of Syria, the number of Palestinian Arabs killed in Syria so far is 1597. Eight were killed last week. Here is a video from yesterday of the aftermath of an airstrike at the Yarmouk camp, where most Palestinian Syrians live. So called "pro-Palestinian" groups are about as silent as they usually are. Instead, they are protesting outside Israeli stores in England and Australia. An Israeli company selling...