This tragedy is compounded when we see billions of dollars being expended on instruments of destruction while most of the participants in this heedless race are povertystricken countries struggling with faltering economies. in desperate need of even the most basic elements of survival for much of their populace. I was pleased to note that concerned Members of Congress are even now beginning an evaluation of our own arms grants and sales to other countries. A persistent source of unrest during these past 20 years has been the status of the Arab refugees. still homeless since the original 1948 conflict. Year after year terrorist groups. sucL as the Palestine Liberation Army. motivated by fear and hate. have done everything possible to incite refugees to violence. There must be major new efforts by all of the parties involved to find a permanent solution to the refugee problem such as a plan for relocation to other countries and compensation for property lost. For 20 years nearly onehalf million of these unfortunates have existed in poverty. living on a United Nations food subsistence of 7 cents a day.with no hope for the future. An equitable solution to this problem might do much to lessen the atmosphere of hate in the Mideast.
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