Jordan turns away Palestinian refugees fleeing violence in Syria 'Jordan is not obligated to pay a political price for the Syrian crisis,' government spokesman explains By Elhanan Miller January 9, 2013, 10:05 am
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Jordan has turned away dozens of Palestinian refugees on the Syrian border fleeing regime bombardment of the Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus, a leading news channel reported Monday.
Palestinian refugees living in the Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus have tried to enter Jordan through the Jaber border crossing after their camp was bombarded by Assad regime forces in previous weeks. They told Al-Jazeera that while Palestinian refugees carrying Jordanian IDs were allowed to enter Jordan, children of Jordanian women who were not citizens are being refused. To read more > http://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-turns-away-palestinian-refugees-fleeing-violence-in-syria/
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