| This post aims at developing an understanding of the context that lead to the initial (not necessarily ongoing) Palestinian refugee problem. The claim for or refusal of a âright of returnâ stems from the conditions that created the refugee problem in the first place. Trying to pin down that context, however, involves more than simply reading up on Israelâs War of Independence or the Palestinians Nakba (catastrophe). It also involves entering into âthe Wars of the Historiansâ.[1] As some know well and others not at all, the historical record and interpretation of the events of 1948 and the surrounding years, are hotly disputed. This post will certainly not change that circumstance. Challenge and dispute as you see fit. ... |