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Whose Agenda Do the Palestinian Refugees Serve?
(Brown Political Review) Carly West - The Palestinian people have received per capita, adjusted for inflation, 25 times more aid than did Europeans to rebuild war-torn Western Europe under the Marshall plan after the Second World War. Since World War II, over 50 million across the globe have been displaced from their homes, yet only the 700,000 displaced Palestinian people have received such focused service. The total 2012 UNRWA budget was $907,907,371, funded almost entirely by Western nations who pay $644,701,999, or 71%. The U.S. was the largest single donor in 2011 with $239 million, followed by the European Commission with $175 million.