The personal accounts of Palestine's most painful point in history, which Palestinians have been recounting for 65 years, have been confirmed time and again by UN reports, resolutions, historians and military archives. The Nakba, our catastrophe and dispossession in 1948, cannot be denied. In order to achieve peace, it is time for Israel to recognize its responsibility for this crime, as a first step towards accountability and a just solution to this conflict.
Historically, Palestinian refugees, wherever they have sought temporary sanctuary following the ethnic cleansing of their country by the 19th century Zionist colonial enterprise, and pending their return to Palestine, have insisted on avoiding local and international conflicts while seeking a modicum of interim civil rights from the host countries.
A Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) official has said the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state means erasing the Palestinian refugees’ right of return.
21 May 2013 – Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new report.
CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF OSLO CALLING FOR PAPERS.
CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF OSLO CALLING FOR PAPERS.
The Palestinian Return Centre is an independent consultancy focusing on the historical, political and legal aspects of the Palestinian Refugees. The o...
Arrangements for the 11th Palestinians in Europe conference are running smoothly and more guests have been confirmed. The 11th Conference, organized b...