Palestinian right of return

This artwork is entitled Resolution 194 , a UN resolution . The keys symbolize those kept as mementos by many Palestinians who left their homes in 1948. Such keys and the Handala are common Palestinian symbols of support for the right of return. The Palestinian right of return ( , Ḥaqq al-ʿawda ; , zkhut hashivah ) is a political position or principle asserting that Palestinian refugees , both first-generation refugees (c. 30 to 50,000 people as of 2012) and their descendants (c. 5 million people as of 2012), have a right to return , and a right to the property they themselves or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories (both formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ), as part of the 1948 Palestinian exodus , a result of the 1948 Palestine war and due to the 1967 Six-Day War . Proponents of the right of return hold that it is a "sacred" right, as well as an inalienable and basic human right , whose applicability both generally and specifically to the Palestinians is protected under international law . This view holds that those who opt not to return or for whom return is not feasible, should receive compensation in lieu. Opponents of the right of return hold that there is no basis for it in international law, and that it is an unrealistic demand. The government of Israel regards the claim as a Palestinian ambit claim , and does not view the admission of Palestinian refugees to their former homes in Israel as a right, but rather as a political claim to be resolved as part of a final peace settlement. Other disputed aspects include the issue of the territorial unit to which Palestinian self-determination would attach, the context (whether primarily humanitarian or political) by which the right is being advanced, and the universality of the principles advocated or established to other (current and former) refugee situations. "Hamas: Right of return 'sacred' " . 22 April 2007.

This artwork is entitled Resolution 194 , a UN resolution . The keys symbolize those kept as mementos by many Palestinians who left their homes in 1948. Such keys and the Handala are common Palestinian symbols of support for the right of return. The Palestinian right of return ( , Ḥaqq al-ʿawda ; , zkhut hashivah ) is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees , both first-generation refugees (c. 30,000 to 50,000 people still alive as of 2012) and their descendants (c. 5 million people as of 2012), have a right to return , and a right to the property they themselves or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories (both formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ), as part of the 1948 Palestinian exodus , a result of the 1948 Palestine war , and due to the 1967 Six-Day War . Formulated for the first time on 27 June 1948 by United Nations mediator Folke Bernadotte , proponents of the right of return hold that it is a sacred right, as well as a human right , whose applicability both generally and specifically to the Palestinians is protected under international law . This view holds that those who opt not to return or for whom return is not feasible, should receive compensation in lieu. Proponents argue that Israel's position stands in contrast with its Law of Return that grants all Jews the right to settle permanently, while withholding any comparable right from Palestinians. Opponents of the right of return hold that there is no basis for it in international law, and that it is an unrealistic demand. The government of Israel does not view the admission of Palestinian refugees to their former homes in Israel as a right, but rather as a political issue to be resolved as part of a final peace settlement. The Algemeiner . 30 May 2012 . [U.S.] Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides (..) affirmed the State Department's view on the number of Palestinian refugees (..) that the UN and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) "provides essential services for approximately 5 million refugees," (..) Middle East Forum founder Daniel Pipes recently noted in an op-ed for Israel Hayom that only 1 percent of the refugees served by UNRWA fit the agency's definition of "people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict." The other 99 percent are descendants of refugees. However, the number of Palestinians alive who were personally displaced during Israel's War of Independence is estimated to be around 30,000." US Senate dramatically scales down definition of Palestinian 'refugees' Howard Adelman; Elazar Barkan (2011). As indicated earlier, the formulation of the right of return first appeared in Count Bernadotte's proposal of 27 June 1948... Bernadotte, who can correctly be viewed as the father of the right to return... But the murder of Bernadotte froze any further discussions on formulating a policy of resettlement. "Hamas: Right of return 'sacred' " . 22 April 2007. "Israel News - Online Israeli News Covering Israel & The Jewish World …" . 8 July 2012. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )

Political principle within the Israeli−Palestinian conflict sphere This artwork is titled Resolution 194 , after the namesake UN General Assembly resolution . The keys symbolize those kept as mementos by many Palestinians who left their homes in 1948. Such keys and the Handala are common Palestinian symbols of support for the right of return. The Palestinian right of return is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees , both first-generation refugees (c. 30,000 to 50,000 people still alive as of 2012 ) and their descendants (c. 5 million people as of 2012 ), have a right to return , and a right to the property they themselves or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories (both formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ), as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight , a result of the 1948 Palestine war , and due to the 1967 Six-Day War . Formulated for the first time on 27 June 1948 by United Nations mediator Folke Bernadotte , proponents of the right of return hold that it is a sacred right, as well as a human right , whose applicability both generally and specifically to the Palestinians is protected under international law . This view holds that those who opt not to return or for whom return is not feasible, should receive compensation in lieu. Proponents argue that Israel's opposition stands in contrast with its Law of Return that grants all Jews the right to settle permanently, while withholding any comparable right from Palestinians. Opponents of the right of return hold that there is no basis for it in international law, and that it is an unrealistic demand. The government of Israel does not view the admission of Palestinian refugees to their former homes in Israel as a right, but rather as a political issue to be resolved as part of a final peace settlement. The Algemeiner . 30 May 2012 . [U.S.] Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides (..) affirmed the State Department's view on the number of Palestinian refugees (..) that the UN and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) "provides essential services for approximately 5 million refugees," (..) Middle East Forum founder Daniel Pipes recently noted in an op-ed for Israel Hayom that only 1 percent of the refugees served by UNRWA fit the agency's definition of "people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict." The other 99 percent are descendants of refugees. However, the number of Palestinians alive who were personally displaced during Israel's War of Independence is estimated to be around 30,000." US Senate dramatically scales down definition of Palestinian 'refugees' Howard Adelman; Elazar Barkan (2011). As indicated earlier, the formulation of the right of return first appeared in Count Bernadotte's proposal of 27 June 1948... Bernadotte, who can correctly be viewed as the father of the right to return... But the murder of Bernadotte froze any further discussions on formulating a policy of resettlement. "Israel News - Online Israeli News Covering Israel & The Jewish World …" . 8 July 2012. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )

Political principle within the Israeli–Palestinian conflict sphere Not to be confused with the Israeli right of return . This artwork is titled Resolution 194 , after the namesake UN General Assembly resolution . The keys symbolize those kept as mementos by many Palestinians who left their homes in 1948. Such keys and the Handala are common Palestinian symbols of support for the right of return. The Palestinian right of return is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees , both first-generation refugees ( c. 30,000 to 50,000 people still alive as of 2012 ) and their descendants ( c. 5 million people as of 2012 ), have a right to return and a right to the property they themselves or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories (both formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ) during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight (a result of the 1948 Palestine war ) and the 1967 Six-Day War . The right of return was initially formulated on 27 June 1948 by United Nations mediator Folke Bernadotte . Proponents of the right of return hold that it is a human right , whose applicability both generally and specifically to the Palestinians is protected under international law . This view holds that those who opt not to return, or for whom return is not feasible, should receive compensation. Proponents argue that Israel's opposition stands in contrast with its Law of Return that grants all Jews the right to settle permanently, while withholding any comparable right from Palestinians. The government of Israel , and its supporters, state that Palestinian refugees don't have the right of return under international law. There is also significant concern about the demographic impact of the return of 5 million Palestinians to Israel, whose population is nearly 10 million. Some Palestinians, including Yasser Arafat , have supported limits on the right of return to accommodate Israel's demographic concerns. The Algemeiner . 30 May 2012 . [U.S.] Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides (..) affirmed the State Department's view on the number of Palestinian refugees (..) that the UN and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) "provides essential services for approximately 5 million refugees," (..) Middle East Forum founder Daniel Pipes recently noted in an op-ed for Israel Hayom that only 1 percent of the refugees served by UNRWA fit the agency's definition of "people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict." The other 99 percent are descendants of refugees. The Times of Israel . According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency – the main body tasked with providing assistance to Palestinian refugees – there are more than 5 million refugees at present. However, the number of Palestinians alive who were personally displaced during Israel's War of Independence is estimated to be around 30,000 Adelman, Howard; Barkan, Elazar (2011). As indicated earlier, the formulation of the right of return first appeared in Count Bernadotte's proposal of 27 June 1948... Bernadotte, who can correctly be viewed as the father of the right to return... But the murder of Bernadotte froze any further discussions on formulating a policy of resettlement. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The Jerusalem Post . 8 July 2012. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) "Resolving the Refugee Question: Key Issues" . prrn.mcgill.ca . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).