Palestinian Nationalism: Palestinian Refugees

Palestinian refugees: The 24-year-old singer told a news conference Tuesday that as the first Arab goodwill ambassador for youth for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees he feels "the load of responsibility" for speaking on behalf of young Palestinians, according to Times Colonist. Assaf came to New York to participate in events related to the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and appeared in a U.N. concert Monday night with Palestinian vocalist and flutist Nai Barghouti. When he sang his signature anthem to Palestinian nationalism, "Raise the Kaffiyeh," many in the audience got to their feet and started dancing and This year's "Arab Idol" winner, Mohammed Assaf, who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza, said Tuesday he wants to give hope to the nearly 5 million Palestinian refugees and tell them nothing is impossible. "I want to do something ... for the cause of my country, for the cause of my people," he said, "and I want to make them feel there is hope, no matter how hard the conditions of life and the obstacles." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.