the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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College students, particularly at elite colleges and universities, are not only rejecting the mere right of Jews to continue to live in their historic homeland in the Near East.
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Miles Smith Iv, National Review, 5 Nov. 2023
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, the body that provides humanitarian services to refugees in the camps, some 1.7 million of the more than 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip are refugees.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a principled humanitarian and human development agency providing assistance directly to Palestine refugees.
—WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
The school is among the 183 run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, the agency tasked with supporting Palestinian development since 1949.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
They were classified as refugees, many receiving limited services from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that was established in 1949.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday, 250,000 people were in Gaza shelters run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Officially titled the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA was established in 1949 by a U.N. resolution to carry out direct relief for Palestinian refugees following the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.
—Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
But in the Bronze Age Cyprus seems to have had a civilization with a close connection with the Near East, in particular Egypt.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
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Miles Smith Iv, National Review, 5 Nov. 2023
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, the body that provides humanitarian services to refugees in the camps, some 1.7 million of the more than 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip are refugees.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a principled humanitarian and human development agency providing assistance directly to Palestine refugees.
—WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
The school is among the 183 run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, the agency tasked with supporting Palestinian development since 1949.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
They were classified as refugees, many receiving limited services from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that was established in 1949.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday, 250,000 people were in Gaza shelters run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Officially titled the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA was established in 1949 by a U.N. resolution to carry out direct relief for Palestinian refugees following the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.
—Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
But in the Bronze Age Cyprus seems to have had a civilization with a close connection with the Near East, in particular Egypt.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
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