[Ma'an] A convey of aid from the Paleostinian Authority has arrived in Paleostinian refugee camps in Damascus
...Capital of the last remaining Baathist regime in the world...
, the PA ambassador to Syria said Thursday.
Mahmoud al-Khalidi told Ma'an that 17 trucks of medicine, wheat and food staples were welcomed by representatives of 15 Paleostinian factions, scouts, the local UNRWA director and Ali Mustafa, the director of the Arab Paleostinian refugees commission.
A committee of Paleostinian faction has been formed to distribute the aid, working in coordination with refugee committees and UNRWA.
The situation in Paleostinian refugee camps is calm at the moment, al-Khalidi said. "We should understand that Paleostinians are not targeted in Syria because of their nationality," he added.
An official donations drive netted around $650,000 worth of food and medical aid from Paleostinian companies, businessmen, and individuals during the charitable month of Ramadan.
A one percent cut of salaries from the Paleostinian Authority's cash-strapped public sector went toward the convoy.
Paleostinians have largely stayed out of the war in Syria between  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
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's security forces and rebels trying to topple the government. Leaders have sought to avoid commenting on the situation and embroiling their exiles.
"We are not a part of this conflict," said Mohammad Shtayyeh, head of the aid campaign.
Around 400 Paleostinians have been killed in Syria so far, mostly by snipers, Shtayyeh said. Anti-Assad activists and sympathetic Western and Arab governments say about 20,000 people have been killed since the revolt began 18 months ago.
Paleostinians in Gazoo and the West Bank staged several rallies in past months against Assad's regime, and some mosque preachers have prayed for his removal in Friday sermons. 
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