Diana Buttu: Palestinian Refugee Rights & Negotiations

Diana Buttu is a Palestinian human rights lawyer, former Bir Zeit University professor, and former legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiation team. Buttu received her law degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in Canada and a masters of law from Stanford University. She is currently working as a lawyer on land confiscation, home demolitions, and revocation of residency. Buttu has appeared on numerous news and analysis programs speaking on refugee rights. This presentation, given at the 2010 convention of Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is entitled, "Palestinian Refugee Rights, the Palestinian Political Process and the So-Called Negotiations."

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[genefire]

Great Post. This issue is always being diluted with fake paradigms. The Israelis treat the Palestinians worst than the S.Africans treated their blacks in my opinion. Thanks for the insight and unfortunately nothing will come of this until we wipe out all of the Israeli influence in all aspects of our government, media, and Pentagon. Not to mention the many special interest groups they have over here in the US. They have bought loyalty with MONEY and Influence.

[PeterSodhi]

Superb.

[evarozy]

There is nothing new with all your lies...You continue to lie non-stop

[warpedcomedy]

@MegaKees88 Fine. Don't make peace. But everyone knows a fair-minded agreement cannot include a "right of return". Israel would never allow it. It has already offered to accept a select few refugees and pay compensation, but there is no possibility of a small Jewish state opening its borders to 7 million Arabs. If you don't want to make peace, fine, but if you want war, you will be crushed. Israel is stronger. Period.

[RealmEternal]

@MegaKees88 1)Right of return has nothing to do with whether you ask to return, a right can be exercised by anyone entitled to that right anytime they wish. 2)Racist Arab leaders and the Arab public expelled the Jews. People only forfeit their homes to become refugees under persecution. This also answers your 4th question. 3)You talk as if Arabs didn't bomb Jewish neighborhoods to force them out. Arabs started the war to push Jews into the sea. Jews are still there only because they won the war.

[MegaKees88]

@RealmEternal Did they ask to return ? who expelled them ? who bombed their neighborhoods to force them to leave ? who was working under the table to make them leave their countries ?

[MegaKees88]

@warpedcomedy then there is no need for a peace agreement with Isghael

[dacmedispa]

Diana, Great! I think that it is just not the Palestians. Look at the bigger picture. I think it is being about being a world leader, power and control of the whole surounding.Look at what is happening around West Bank and Gaza. Everything is being destabilized. The Palestians are getting the brunt of Israel expansion.It will get much bigger.

[eanhl2004]

she is talking about something very important, and I am thinking about nothing but having SEX with her right there in front of everyone!!!!

[RealmEternal]

What a load of crap. What about the Jewish refugees that outnumbered the Arab refugees? Oh right, Israel settled them and integrated them like any decent state would do, unlike the Arab nations that perpetuated the misery of the Arab refugees to use them as a bargaining chip. So disgusting.