Those few who were counted were issued with Identity cards confirming that they were indeed residents but allowed to remain on sufferance only. This has gone on. and continues to go on. for more than 25 years. You may come away from the Palestinian refugee camps with a sense of melancholy. and certainly a sense of helplessness. but you will also come away deeply Impressed by an attitude of hope in that place of deprivation and want. Hope that emanates from their hearts and minds. The Palestinian people. who are just like you and mefamilies with children. people with hope for a regular life. a home. an education for themselves and their