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Geared to an historical methodology, this article looks at the roots of the legal and political regime that was elaborated by the Arab states in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war (1948) in order to tackle the refugee issue. Two interconnected dimensions of this regime are dealt with: the internal dimension, which is related to the refugees' status within the Arab host societies; and the international dimension, which envisions the refugee issue as a negotiation chip within the framework of the peace process with Israel and the funding of international assistance. ; Cet article examine dans une perspective historique le système juridique et politique élaboré par les Etats arabes afin de gérer la question des réfugiés palestiniens. Deux dimensions de ce régime sont discutées: une dimension interne a trait au statut des réfugiés au sein des pays arabes d'accueil; une dimension externe considère les réfugiés comme un élément des négociations de paix avec Israël et du financement de l'assistance internationale

Geared to an historical methodology, this article looks at the roots of the legal and political regime that was elaborated by the Arab states in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war (1948) in order to tackle the refugee issue. Two interconnected dimensions of this regime are dealt with: the internal dimension, which is related to the refugees' status within the Arab host societies; and the international dimension, which envisions the refugee issue as a negotiation chip within the framework of the peace process with Israel and the funding of international assistance. ; Cet article examine dans une perspective historique le système juridique et politique élaboré par les Etats arabes afin de gérer la question des réfugiés palestiniens. Deux dimensions de ce régime sont discutées: une dimension interne a trait au statut des réfugiés au sein des pays arabes d'accueil; une dimension externe considère les réfugiés comme un élément des négociations de paix avec Israël et du financement de l'assistance internationale

Analyzes reasons for the large-scale exodus of Palestinian Arabs following adoption by the UN on Nov. 29, 1947 of a resolution mandating division of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; includes roles of members of the Arab League and forces of Palestine's Jewish population and of Great Britain.

Yarmouk a été un des groupements palestiniens de Syrie les plus touchés par la répression, et néanmoins un des pôles de mobilisation civile les plus actifs. Cet article vise à discuter le rôle qu'a joué le camp dans la mobilisation révolutionnaire. Pour ce faire, il présente d'abord brièvement le contexte de Yarmouk, en tant que camp « multi fonctionnel ». Ensuite, il rappelle les principaux moments de la mobilisation et présente les efforts fournis par les habitants pour accueillir les déplacés de toute la Syrie malgré les tentatives du régime pour éveiller un sentiment antirévolutionnaire. Puis il montre la militarisation progressive et la tragédie du siège du camp. Sont exposés enfin certains aspects des stratégies de survie mises en œuvre par les civils et les organisations locales pour résister au siège. L'article se propose également d'ouvrir le débat sur la question de l'identité palestinienne syrienne. Il suggère que pour la jeune génération, celle-ci n'était pas incompatible avec leur participation au mouvement social, à la différence de l'ancienne génération, pour laquelle l'identité partisane était plus centrale.

À travers une analyse des camps de réfugiés palestiniens en Jordanie, cet article montre que, afin de rendre compte de la multi-dimensionnalité qui caractérise l'expérience des réfugiés dans les camps, il est nécessaire de s'intéresser aux processus complexes par lesquels ces espaces deviennent des lieux « exceptionnels », mais aussi « ordinaires ». Le fonctionnement des camps en tant qu' « espaces d'ambiguïté » est ainsi le concept qui permet le mieux de saisir leur nature. En Jordanie, c'est le caractère ambigu des camps de réfugiés palestiniens qui permet de garantir une forme de stabilité politique. Afin de mettre en évidence cette ambiguïté, après avoir étudié son origine et sa mise en place, les auteurs analysent sa spatialisation dans les camps, en s'intéressant à la gestion de ces lieux. Il montre que la re-production de cette ambiguïté est le fait des acteurs en charge des camps, ainsi que des réfugiés eux-mêmes. ; This article looks at the evolution of Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. To understand the complexity of refugees' experience, it is necessary to move beyond the discussion of whether refugee camps are « spaces of exception » or « ordinary spaces », and examine how exceptionality and ordinariness are dimensions ultimately interconnected in the camp. The authors argue here that the concept of « spaces of ambiguity » is the analytical category best suited to grasp the complex nature of refugee camps and the crucial role that they have played to the very political stability of Jordan. To show this, the article will explore the institution of this ambiguity, its spatialisation and its re-production within the camps. It will do so by looking at the management of camps and the main actors involved.

Examination of the features of Arab economic activity in Israel: industry, agriculture, labor; the study aims at discerning the extent to which Arab economic behavior is effectively separate from that of the Israeli economy as a whole; the study deals only with Palestinian Arab economic activity inside the pre-1967 Israeli borders, and excludes labor from the occupied territories, which works inside Israel. (DÜI-Hns)

For a century, the Palestinian issue has been unresolved. Following the First World War, Palestinians, like other Arab people in the region, hoped to gain their independence but were placed under British mandate granted by the League of Nations. Since then, Palestine has been a place where two nationalisms have clashed: Palestinian Arab nationalism on the one side and Jewish Zionism on the other. The UN intervention to resolve the issue by a partition of Palestine (one Arab state and one Jewish state) failed to provide a solution. On the contrary, it aggravated the situation. Several wars erupted which generated terrible human situations, regarding in particular the Palestinians refugees or the occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967. Furthermore, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a long standing one. Since 1967, International Law, in its current form, is sometimes unimplemented sometimes blocked. Despite the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and independent statehood having been recognized and repeatedly reaffirmed, the Israeli occupation endures. International law's failure in resolving the issue has given way to political negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians represented by the PLO. Such negotiations led to the establishment of a transitory system towards the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state. The dynamics of Oslo has strengthened the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including by the territorialisation of the Palestinian authority in the occupied territories and the establishment of autonomous institutional structures which can form the basis for state building. However, forced to conclude to a lack of progress in the negotiations, under way for the past eighteen years, as well as to a failure to comply with the timetable established by the Agreements. Therefore, several factors cast doubt on the possibility of a sovereign and independent state to be established on the 1967 borders: the hardening of the Israeli stand on the territorial ...

For a century, the Palestinian issue has been unresolved. Following the First World War, Palestinians, like other Arab people in the region, hoped to gain their independence but were placed under British mandate granted by the League of Nations. Since then, Palestine has been a place where two nationalisms have clashed: Palestinian Arab nationalism on the one side and Jewish Zionism on the other. The UN intervention to resolve the issue by a partition of Palestine (one Arab state and one Jewish state) failed to provide a solution. On the contrary, it aggravated the situation. Several wars erupted which generated terrible human situations, regarding in particular the Palestinians refugees or the occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967. Furthermore, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a long standing one. Since 1967, International Law, in its current form, is sometimes unimplemented sometimes blocked. Despite the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and independent statehood having been recognized and repeatedly reaffirmed, the Israeli occupation endures. International law's failure in resolving the issue has given way to political negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians represented by the PLO. Such negotiations led to the establishment of a transitory system towards the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state. The dynamics of Oslo has strengthened the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including by the territorialisation of the Palestinian authority in the occupied territories and the establishment of autonomous institutional structures which can form the basis for state building. However, forced to conclude to a lack of progress in the negotiations, under way for the past eighteen years, as well as to a failure to comply with the timetable established by the Agreements. Therefore, several factors cast doubt on the possibility of a sovereign and independent state to be established on the 1967 borders: the hardening of the Israeli stand on the territorial ...

For a century, the Palestinian issue has been unresolved. Following the First World War, Palestinians, like other Arab people in the region, hoped to gain their independence but were placed under British mandate granted by the League of Nations. Since then, Palestine has been a place where two nationalisms have clashed: Palestinian Arab nationalism on the one side and Jewish Zionism on the other. The UN intervention to resolve the issue by a partition of Palestine (one Arab state and one Jewish state) failed to provide a solution. On the contrary, it aggravated the situation. Several wars erupted which generated terrible human situations, regarding in particular the Palestinians refugees or the occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967. Furthermore, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a long standing one. Since 1967, International Law, in its current form, is sometimes unimplemented sometimes blocked. Despite the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and independent statehood having been recognized and repeatedly reaffirmed, the Israeli occupation endures. International law's failure in resolving the issue has given way to political negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians represented by the PLO. Such negotiations led to the establishment of a transitory system towards the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state. The dynamics of Oslo has strengthened the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including by the territorialisation of the Palestinian authority in the occupied territories and the establishment of autonomous institutional structures which can form the basis for state building. However, forced to conclude to a lack of progress in the negotiations, under way for the past eighteen years, as well as to a failure to comply with the timetable established by the Agreements. Therefore, several factors cast doubt on the possibility of a sovereign and independent state to be established on the 1967 borders: the hardening of the Israeli stand on the territorial ...