An International Double Standard

A comparison of how the EU and UN deal with Cyprus and with Israel.

When the Turkish army invaded in 1974, approximately 200 thousand Greek refugees fled south to the Greek section of the island while approximately 50 thousand Turkish refugees fled northward. During the last three decades, there have been many incidents along the border fence when Greek refugees tried to return to their homes in the Turkish section. During negotiations for reunification, the Greeks demanded that all of the refugees and their descendents return to the Turkish section. Obviously, the Turks were opposed. When preparing their plan, the United Nations and European Union did not accept the Greeks? demand to allow the refugees to return!