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Palestinians displaced from refugee camps in Syria shout slogans against the Palestinian ambassador in Egypt as they rally outside the Palestinian diplomatic mission during a demonstration demanding recognition of their needs by the Egyptian authorities on April 23, 2013 in Cairo. Palestinians, who are able to, have left their homes in Syria, fleeing to Egypt, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and other countries where refugee camps have been established following the formation of the state of Israel in 1948 and foll

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Palestinians displaced from refugee camps in Syria shout slogans against the Palestinian ambassador in Egypt as they rally outside the Palestinian diplomatic mission during a demonstration demanding recognition of their needs by the Egyptian authorities on April 23, 2013 in Cairo. Palestinians, who are able to, have left their homes in Syria, fleeing to Egypt, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and other countries where refugee camps have been established following the formation of the state of Israel in 1948 and foll

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