Chapter 11: Refugees

- “One million Palestinians were expelled by Israel from 1947–49.”
- “Palestinians were the only refugees of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
- “The Jews had no intention of living peacefully with their Arab neighbors.”
- “The Jews created the refugee problem by expelling the Palestinians.”
- “The Arab invasion had little impact on the Palestinian Arabs.”
- “Arab leaders never encouraged the Palestinians to flee.”
- “The Palestinian Arabs fled to avoid being massacred.”
- “Israel refused to allow Palestinians to return to their homes so Jews could steal their property.”
- “The UN called for Israel to repatriate all Palestinian refugees.”
- “Palestinians who wanted to return to their homes posed no danger to Israeli security.”
- “The Palestinian refugees were ignored by an uncaring world.”
- “The Arab states have always welcomed the Palestinians.”
- “Millions of Palestinians are confined by Israel to refugee camps.”
- “The Palestinians are the only refugee population barred from returning to their homes.”
- “All Palestinian refugees must be given the option to return to their homes.”

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