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| | Refugees International: Publications: Stateless Report |
 | | Millions of Palestinians are not only refugees, but are stateless as well. After World War II, the British withdrew their mandate from Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. |
 | | Some are now being forced back to the republics they left years ago. They lack health care, social services, education, housing, and are unable to exercise economic and political rights, as a result of their status. Today, the EU Parliament has its first Roma deputy. |
 | | Solving the problem of statelessness for these five groups involves difficult political decisions, many with international ramifications. Nevertheless, every person has the right to a nationality. Stateless populations need someone on their side. |
| www.refugeesinternational.org /section/publications/stateless_scope (755 words) |
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