The Middle East Mirror (Vol. 7. No. 9. July 23rd. 1955) published by the Arab News Agency of Cairo declared: "There are refugees who hold as many as 500 UNRWA ration cards. 499 of them belonging to refugees long dead. They are dealers in UNRWA food and clothing. and sell ration cards to the highest bidder . . . Refugee capitalists is what the UNRWA calls them." The Arab states have consistently refused to allow a census to be held in the camps to determine who holds the ration cards. who is -living and who is dead. who has quit the camps and who is still there. etc. It is common knowledge that many Arab civil servants are carried on the rolls. .and that the camps are a prime source of the lucrative black market which exists in these countries. Worse. many holders of ration cards are enrolled in the so called "Arab Liberation Army" which receives training in guerrilla warfare and frequently engages in murderous raids into Israel. There are some basic facts which should be known about the refugees. The claim they make that they were driven from their homes is. of course. false. Even the British. who were no friends of the Jews. have acknowledged that the Israelis tried to persuade them to remain.
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Refugees are dealers in UNRWA food and clothing, and sell ration cards to the highest bidder.