Who is a Palestinian Refugee?
_Generally, the term Palestinian refugee refers to those Palestinians
who were displaced from their places of origin in British Mandate
Palestine (today Israel and the 1967 occupied Palestinian territory) and
are unable to exercise their basic human right to return to their homes
and properties.
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides basic health,
education and relief services, has a working definition of Palestine
refugees. This definition, however, does not fully encompass the range
of Palestinians displaced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; it only
includes 1948 Palestinian refugees who are entitled to register for
assistance with UNRWA.
Who is a Palestinian internally displaced person or IDP?
Nakbeh -Palestinian designer
_Internally displaced persons are persons or groups of persons who
have been forced or obliged to flee or leave their homes as a result of
or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of
generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not
crossed an internationally-recognized state border. Most of the refugees of the 1948 Nakba (Arabic for ‘Catastrophe’) were displaced to Arab states and the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which until Israel’s 1967 occupation were under Jordanian and Egyptian control, respectively. But at the end of the war, some 150,000 Palestinians remained in the areas of Palestine that became the state of Israel. Around 40,000 of these were internally displaced.
Like the approximately 800,000 Palestinian refugees who were displaced
beyond the borders of the new state, Israel refused to allow these IDPs
to return to their homes and villages.
Internal displacement of Palestinians continued following the establishment of Israel. IDPs who had returned spontaneously to their villages, and Palestinians who had not been displaced during the 1948 war were expelled. Israeli officials also transferred Palestinians from one village to another within the borders of the state in order to facilitate colonization of these areas. In the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, more Palestinians have been displaced as a result of war, house demolition, revocation of residency rights in Jerusalem and construction of illegal Jewish settlements, as well as the Wall and its associated regime.
http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/palestinian-refugees/10369-who-is-a-palestinian-refugee.html
Internal displacement of Palestinians continued following the establishment of Israel. IDPs who had returned spontaneously to their villages, and Palestinians who had not been displaced during the 1948 war were expelled. Israeli officials also transferred Palestinians from one village to another within the borders of the state in order to facilitate colonization of these areas. In the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, more Palestinians have been displaced as a result of war, house demolition, revocation of residency rights in Jerusalem and construction of illegal Jewish settlements, as well as the Wall and its associated regime.
http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/palestinian-refugees/10369-who-is-a-palestinian-refugee.html
Syria and The Refugee:
Relations
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Following the Nakba, consecutive Syrian governments adopted a supportive position towards the Palestinian people and their right of return to their homeland. Arab Nationalism, the prevailing ideology in Syria at that time, facilitated this approach. Palestinian refugees were granted rights equal to those of Syrian citizens in most respects, with some exceptions in regards to the right to own property.
http://www.badil.org/en/al-majdal/item/518-profiles-palestinian-refugees-in-syria
Following the Nakba, consecutive Syrian governments adopted a supportive position towards the Palestinian people and their right of return to their homeland. Arab Nationalism, the prevailing ideology in Syria at that time, facilitated this approach. Palestinian refugees were granted rights equal to those of Syrian citizens in most respects, with some exceptions in regards to the right to own property.
http://www.badil.org/en/al-majdal/item/518-profiles-palestinian-refugees-in-syria