What do we do?
Israel has the power to change the refugee problem. The Ministers Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Palestinian Refugees operated in 1983 until changes in the government coalition resulted in the cessation of its activities. Since then, no other government has developed any other program with a vision of refugee rehabilitation.
Unfortunately, the finest Israeli minds have been occupied with developing different versions of a Palestinian National Authority, in effect cultivating a bitter enemy. The resolution of the refugee problem has always been postponed until the end of the process.
Israel must establish a committee to clearly define the refugee issue and to seek ways to rehabilitate the refugees. At the same time, the UNRWA mandate and its problematic involvement in the Middle East refugee issue should be stopped. This will pave the way for a new situation in the Middle East. Sixty years after the establishment of the State of Israel, peace in our region is possible.