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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 ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy'', 19 November 2007</ref> | |||
| ===Palestinian refugees=== | |||
| Lindsay has argued that in any peace sttlement acceptable by ] "there will be few, if any, Palestinian refugees returning to Israel proper".<ref>James G. Lindsay ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy'', 19 November 2007</ref> | |||
| Linday suggested that internationally funded construction projects should try and benefit West Bank refugees that are willing to give up their longstanding demand for a "]". Lindsay also claimed that projects that will improve the living conditions of West Bank refugees could also be seen as part of the reparations or damages to be paid to refugees in any likely Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Lindsay criticized the Palestinian Authority treatment of these refugees: | |||
| <blockquote>PA projects are not likely to address refugee needs, however, since the PA has traditionally deferred to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) regarding infrastructure in refugee camps.<ref>James G. Lindsay ''Washington Institute for Near East Policy'', 19 November 2007</ref></blockquote> | |||
| ===UNRWA=== | |||
| Lindsay has published a report for Washington Institute for Near East Policy, in which he | |||
| criticizes UNRWA for not ousting terrorists from its ranks (see expanded article ]) | |||
| ====Response to Lindsay's report==== | |||
| ], director of the UNRWA representative office at UN headquarters in New York, said: | |||
| "The agency is disappointed by the findings of the study, found it to be tendentious and partial, and regrets in particular the narrow range of sources used".<ref>Natasha Mozgovaya ''Haaretz'', 8 February 2009</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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