Kifah Afifi: Palestinian Refugees Will Never Give Up Their Right of Return

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Although Israel strives to erase the Palestinian refugees’ right of return by dismantling UNRWA, Palestinians will never give up their rights, vows historical Palestinian resistance fighter Kifah Afifi.

The Palestinians residing in Lebanon (222,000, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees) did not lose their connection to the land they were deprived of, and are not willing to accept losing their rights, Kifah tells CounterPunch in Beirut.

“Zionism made us orphans of our land...