Why do Palestinian refugees have a separate refugee agency?

[Oodiks]

Why is it that all other refugees come under the protection of the UNCHR and are resettled in another country if they cannot return home, but UNWRA keeps Palestinians in camps all over the Middle East and they are never offered the chance to resettle in their host countries?

@Dulra

I will admit I am not an expert on this

Clearly.

I haven't posted anything that isn't from UN websites so they clearly aren't either

The only UN member looking to shut UNWRA are Israel, without any consultation with those that would be directly impacted by this so I'm definitely sceptical about the reason they're looking for its closure

I think you're trying to frame Hamas as something they were never going be.

Why not though? Wouldn’t it have been their job as the government of Gaza?

Ok, so what was your point about high levels of literacy? Not sure I understand. I agree that Hamas never had any intention of looking after its citizens.

Why 1946?

You have evidence for this claim?

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - West Bank and Gaza | Data
Israel is at 92%. Gaza 97%

I'm in awe of palestinians

A higher level of education. And in an open air prison too

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) - West Bank and Gaza, Israel | Data

Oppressed people probably feel a high sense of motivation to put themselves in the best position possible within their circumstances. All credit to them for doing that.

Until 1948 anyone, Jewish, Muslim, or Christian, who lived in the British Mandate in Palestine was a Palestinian.

You're advocating for a one state solution where Palestine is governed by the British again? Interesting.

Is there a reason why you would think they don't have access to schools and universities? Sorry did, they're rubble now and children have lost over a year of education and counting

And probably the Haredim bring the Israeli average down

If you look at the useful list in @Oodiks links you'll see it doesn't really correlate to levels of oppression. To achieve high levels you need organisational commitment as well as individual motivation. And there are always different factors at play. Cuba historically had super high literacy as part of their wanting to be seen to be a successful country with added benefit of making it easier to transmit propaganda. And as the link also shows literacy is only part of educational attainment. I would be interested to know a bit more about how such high literacy is achieved.

Well it's all a moot point now isn't it? Because what possibility of education is there for the children in Gaza that manage to survive? No schools, no universities, and of course most of the staff and pupils are probably dead or at best missing.

Interesting that you brought up educational attainment only to deflect when proved wrong.

Cool, cool.

I don't think its moot at all. I think a. I'm
allowed to be interested in how it was achieved and b. if you're interested in reconstruction you'd build on good practice.

@MissyB1 and that really is being overdramatic. However difficult things are and will be, the majority of people are NOT dead or missing. How does it help to say things like that?

This is an interesting read on the textbooks used in schools in Gaza, provided by Hamas.

Hamas rewrites history in new textbooks for Gaza Strip schoolchildren | PBS News

Educational attainment my arse.

Do yiu have any comment on the future for their education now? Certainly not looking "cool" is it?

See my point above about Cuba! Literacy is great, but if its not accompanied by teaching critical thinking and free media then its just a tool for manipulation.

And who can forget Hamas summer terrorist camps for children

https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-781170

https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/the-hamas-terrorist-organization/hamas-indoctrinates-palestinian-youth-after-kidnapping/

I was under the impression that UNRWA helped the Gazan Palestinians with education, food schemes for the poor and health care. Things that we would normally expect from a government.

Now, show me where Hamas has acted like a government. Did they sort out escorts for the food trucks, open up tunnels for civilians to shelter from bombs or set up health clinics when the hospitals were destroyed?

They certainly didn't have any problems stockpiling guns, rockets and bullets.

FWIW, I want the Palestinians to have peace, dignity and autonomy. They're not getting it under Hamas or Israel.