Palestinian Refugees

Contemporary and historical sources on Palestinian refugees. Materials range from human rights reports, to sources on displacement, dispossession, the impact of Zionist settler colonialism on Palestinians, global policy on refugees, international law, refugee politics, and more.

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The Ongoing Nakba

Short explainer video by Hanna Alshaikh marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, documenting the

A mother with three small children come face-to-face with a large group of armed Israeli soldiers as they walk in their town, as Israel raids the Qalandia refugee camp and the town of Kafr `Aqab.

Report

UNRWA Situation Report #206 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the Occupied West Bank

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) situation report documenting the Israeli demolition of the

Digital Archive

Al-Nakba: 1948 Palestinian Exodus

Developed by the Palestinian Oral History Archive at the American University of Beirut, this project

Website

About the Nakba

Page on the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) that describes

Podcast

77 years later: Survival Stories from the 1948 Nakba

Podcast episode featuring first-hand accounts from Palestinian survivors of the 1948 Nakba. The episodes explore

Video

What is Nakba Day and what does it commemorate?

Video explainer on Nakba Day, observed annually on May 15 to commemorate the displacement of

UNRWA staff inspect the damage inflicted on the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike, July 2024.

Policy Paper

UNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of Return

Article by Mtanes Shihadeh placing Israel's attacks on UNRWA throughout its genocidal war on Gaza

Factsheet

Quick Facts: Palestinian Refugees

Introductory factsheet on the Palestinian refugee crisis as a result of the ongoing Nakba with

Displaced Palestinians shop at a market in Rafah near a statue marking "Return (`Awda) Square," displaying a map of historic Palestine, a key symbolizing the right of return, that marks the 108-kilometer distance from the landmark in Rafah to Jerusalem.

Article

My Grandmother Survived the Nakba—Now I Hope to Survive a Genocide

Abeer Barakat commemorates the 76th anniversary of the Nakba from Gaza, where she has been

A Palestinian elderly woman holds a sign in the shape of a key, a symbol of the Palestinian right of return to their original homes, that says in Arabic: "inevitably, we will return."

Article

Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept

Journal article by Rabea Eghbariah that examines the concept of the Nakba by exploring "new

Palestinians inspect the damage to an UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, where many displaced Palestinians sought shelter due to Israel's genocide in Gaza. July 15, 2024.

Policy Paper

The Gaza War Is a Chapter in the Displacement of the Palestinian People

Analysis by Mahmoud Muhareb tracing the history of Israeli displacement plans targeting Palestinians in Gaza

Digital Archive

Refugee Chronicles

Collective memory project aimed at the preservation of testimony from Nakba survivors living in Palestinian

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