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Jerusalem mayor challenges status of Palestinian refugees

Palestinians are questioning the motivation behind the Jerusalem mayor's recent comments that there are no refugees living in the city.
A general view picture shows the Israeli barrier running between the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat (R) and Pisgat Zeev, both located in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC1A1A450A60

Attempts by US President Donald Trump's administration to eliminate the issues of Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem as talking points in potential peace talks are being tested at the Shuafat refugee camp.

The camp in the northern sector of East Jerusalem has been run by the United Nations Refugee Works Agency (UNRWA) since 1950. According to the UNRWA, 12,500 Palestinians living in the camp are registered with the UN agency, which supplies basic education, health care and other services.

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