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| James G. Lindsay is an attorney and researcher specializing in the subject of Palestinian refugees. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| ===U.S. Department of Justice=== | |||
| Lindsay spent twenty years as an attorney in the Criminal Division of the ], with assignments in the Internal Security, Appellate, and Asset Forfeiture Sections, as well as in the U.S. Attorney's offices in Washington, D.C., and Miami.<ref>James G. Lindsay (About The Author) ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy''</ref> | |||
| ===Multinational Force and Observers=== | |||
| Between 1985 and 1994, Lindsay was seconded to the ] in ], serving as the force counsel for legal and treaty affairs. In 2000, he took early retirement from the Justice Department to join UNRWA in Gaza.<ref>James G. Lindsay (About The Author) ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy''</ref> | |||
| ===UNRWA=== | |||
| Lindsay served with ] from 2000 to 2007. As legal advisor and general counsel for the organization from 2002, he oversaw all UNRWA legal activities, from aid contracts to relations with Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority.<ref>James G. Lindsay (About The Author) ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy''</ref> | |||
| ===Washington Institute for Near East Policy=== | |||
| After leaving UNRWA, Lindsay joined the ] as an Aufzien fellow. Lindsay focuses in his research on Palestinian refugee issues and UN humanitarian assistance.<ref>James G. Lindsay (About The Author) ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy''</ref> | |||
| ==Views== | |||
| ===Economic projects in the ]=== | |||
| Lindsay argued that internationally funded construction projects in ] should try and minimize foreign labor and maximize the participation of Palestinian workers and management to ensure economic expansion through salaries, job training, and improved infrastructure. Lindsay stated the some financial control should stay in international hands to avoid "nepotism or corruption".<ref>James G. Lindsay [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=306#AboutAuthorAnchor "PolicyWatch #1307 | |||
| Tony Blair Takes on West Bank Aid",] ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy'', 19 November 2007 | |||
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| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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