The Guardian has also received testimony from three Palestinian brothers aged 14, 15, and 16, who all claimed to have been used as human shields.

While they may express sympathy for their Palestinian brethren in the uprising, they must also profess loyalty to the country.

It is sad that the Arab world has left its Palestinian brethren in refugee camps.

Twin funerals followed in a West Bank town for two Palestinian brothers shot dead by Israeli soldiers.

We increasingly see our fate as linked to our Palestinian brothers.

"Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek," the release read.

They are not welcome here because of what they did to our Palestinian brothers.

Some 21 Arab countries, with billions of dollars in oil money, cannot find a place for their Palestinian brothers.

Once again, they seemed to be walking a tightrope between their sympathies for their Palestinian brothers and their allegiance to their country.

The Arab countries have never allowed their Palestinian brothers to lead a dignified existence.