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When Israel was established in 1948, Palestinian refugees scattered across the Arab world. Many came to Iraq, where they they settled down and raised their families.
Under Saddam Hussein, Palestinian Iraqis were perceived as being favored by the government because they were Sunni. With the start of the war in 2003, a backlash of violence and discrimination forced them to leave the country.
Many of these Palestinians never officially became Iraqi citizens, and now, their legal status has been making it difficult to find refuge in other parts of the world. War News Radio's Gabriel Ramirez filed this report.
This piece was featured in "Men in the Sun" on May 1, 2009.
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When Israel was established in 1948, Palestinian refugees scattered across the Arab world. Many came to Iraq, where they they settled down and raised their families.
Under Saddam Hussein, Palestinian Iraqis were perceived as being favored by the government because they were Sunni. With the start of the war in 2003, a backlash of violence and discrimination forced them to leave the country.
Many of these Palestinians never officially became Iraqi citizens, and now, their legal status has been making it difficult to find refuge in other parts of the world. War News Radio's Gabriel Ramirez filed this report.
This piece was featured in "Men in the Sun" on May 1, 2009.
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