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Source: https://euobserver.com/justice/132587?
PLO Official: Palestinians Joining Exodus to EU
(EUobserver-Belgium) Andrew Rettman - Palestinians are joining the Middle East exodus to Europe in ever greater numbers, Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), told EUobserver, saying that "thousands" had already left for Europe. Easo, the EU asylum agency in Malta, said up to 19,000 Palestinians applied for asylum in the EU last year, compared with 15,680 in 2014 and 9,590 in 2013.