Diaspora Palestinians called to invest in homeland

With the Palestinian economy in crisis, Palestinian leaders and businessmen are coordinating to maximize external support from the Palestinian diaspora.
Pedestrians walk along a street decorated with black and Palestine flags next to an orthodox church in the Patronato neighbourhood in Santiago August 7, 2006, where members of the Palestinian community attended a mass against Israel's military offensive in Lebanon and Gaza. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE) - RTR1G6L1
Pedestrians walk on Aug. 7, 2006, along a street decorated with black and Palestine flags next to an Orthodox church in the Patronato neighborhood in Santiago, Chile, where members of the Palestinian community attended a Mass against Israel's military offensive in Lebanon and Gaza. - REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
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As external donor support is being reduced and Israeli restrictions are increasing, Palestinians are turning to another source of support: Palestinians in the diaspora, especially those living in Latin America.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, diaspora Palestinians in non-Arab countries numbered 624,824 in 2010​. By 2015, the numbers had increased to 700,000 in Latin America​, leading Latin American researcher Cecilia Baeza told Ma'an News.

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