Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the "Capital of Palestinian Shatat." The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not fully understand, let alone experience the harrowing existence of ethnic cleansing and perpetual exile - and the tremendous violence which followed. 'Shatat' is roughly translated into “exile” or “Diaspora.” However, the
Behind Crumbling Concrete: The Tragic Story of Ain Al Hilweh’s Displaced Palestinians
Throughout the years, hundreds of Ain Al-Hilweh’s refugees have been killed in Israeli bombings, and with the camp a tinderbox of political rivalries and machinations, infighting is adding new danger to the lives of Palestinian refugees in the camp.