"Many Palestinian families still have the keys to the houses they left in 1948. They took the keys with them because they were told by Israeli forces that they would be able to return home after a few weeks. That never happened; instead, they became permanent refugees. (Today, the Palestinian diaspora extends from Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria to the Gulf Arab countries and the West, while some Palestinians are citizens of Israel, making up roughly 20 percent of the country’s population.)" Sigal Samuel
Palestinians fear they’re being displaced permanently. Here’s why that’s logical.
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| Palestinian women and children driven from their homes by Israeli forces, 1948. |
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1940s
The
United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution 194 (III), resolving
that “refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with
their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest
practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property
of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property
which, under principles of international law or equity, should be made
good by the Governments or authorities responsible.” UNWRA
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