A Letter the JPost Did Not Publish

Harold Jacobson's letter (Wrong facts, Feb. 23), while admirable, itself contributes to a misreading of UNRWA's mission and thus a misunderstanding.

Neither UN resolution 194 or 302 refer to "Palestinian refugees" but rather "the refugees" (194) and "Palestine refugees" (302). Palestine as ageopolitical entity was not included in the UN's terminology at that time. The refugees were, properly, Arab and Jewish. Just as there were Arab refugees from Jaffa and Jerusalem, so were there Jewish refugees from Jerusalem and Gush Etzion.