Quick Facts: Palestinian Refugees

Palestinian refugees are Palestinians who have been expelled from their homes and homeland during and after Israel’s establishment in 1948. Israel forcibly displaces Palestinians and prevents Palestinian refugees from returning as part of an effort to establish and maintain a Jewish majority state in Palestine/Israel.

Fact Sheet: Palestinian Refugees & The Right of Return Under International Law

Gaza Crisis Update (July 29, 2014)

As Israel continues its ongoing military assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, the IMEU offers the following update on the situation on the ground.

In Their Own Words: Israeli Leaders on the Expulsion of Palestinians During Israel’s Establishment

"We must expel Arabs and take their places...and, if we have to use force-not to dispossess the Arabs of the Negev and Transjordan, but to guarantee our own right to settle in those places-then we have force at our disposal."