Arab states hosting Palestinian refugees deplore Israeli practices

Arab host states of the Palestinian refugees have condemned "the inhuman practices perpetrated against the Palestinians aiming at hindering the work of the UNRWA and other international and human rights organizations in the occupied territories" stressing that these practices are an outrageous violation to the international law and to the UN.

In his address to the Conference of the Donors and Host Countries of the Palestinian Refugees yesterday in Amman, General Manager of the Palestinian Affairs Department, Abdul Karim Abu al-Haija stressed that the Israeli practices of hindering the work of the international associations is considered a violation to international charters referring to the financial loss due to the Israeli practices.

He called on the UNRWA and the donor countries to hold Israel responsible for these financial losses and compel it to compensate the loss, to stop its aggressive practices, and to commit itself to international law.

He also called on the international community to protect the Palestinian people against the Israeli continuous aggression, and to support UNRWA's programs aiming at decreasing the Palestinian people's sufferings in Gaza strip and the West Bank.

The conference which was organized by the UNRWA with the participation of 28 donor and host states discussed the financial situation of the Agency, its programs and activities and the difficulties facing it.