Abdel Bari Atwan was born on 17 February 1950 in Deir al - Balah two years after the creation of Israel .
Deir al - Balah is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip .
Abdel Bari Atwan was born on 17 February 1950 in Deir al - Balah , a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip , two years after the creation of Israel .