Palestinian Refugees
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Palestinian Refugees

The Right of Return

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Palestinian Refugees

The Right of Return

About this book

With contributions from a range of international experts, including Edward W. Said, Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Alain Gresh and Norman Finkelstein, this collection examines the Palestinians' right of return. Chapters cover the historical roots of the Palestinian refugee question; the rights of the refugees under international law; the special case of Lebanon; Israeli perceptions of the refugee question; the practical feasibility of the return; the role of the United States and the European Union and the Refugee Question; the value of the refugee property; the principles of compensation; and a programme for an Independent Rights Campaign.

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. PREFACE
  3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION: THE RIGHT OF RETURN AT LAST
  5. Part I: The Historical Context
  6. 1. THE RIGHT TO EXPEL: THE BIBLE AND ETHNIC CLEANSING
  7. 2. THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEE QUESTION
  8. Part II The Interests of the Major Actors
  9. 3. ISRAELI PERCEPTIONS OF THE REFUGEE QUESTION
  10. 4. THE UNITED STATES AND THE REFUGEE QUESTION
  11. 5. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REFUGEE QUESTION
  12. 6. THE PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: FROM THE RIGHT OF RETURN TO BANTUSTAN
  13. Part III: Return or Permanent Exile
  14. 7. RETURN OR PERMANENT EXILE?
  15. 8. THE OBLIGATIONS OF HOST COUNTRIES TO REFUGEES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE CASE OF LEBANON
  16. 9. MEETING THE NEEDS OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON
  17. Part IV: Refugee Claims and the Search for a Just Solution
  18. 10. REINTERPRETING PALESTINIAN REFUGEE RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
  19. 11. THE RIGHT OF RETURN: SACRED, LEGAL AND POSSIBLE
  20. 12 DECONSTRUCTING THE LINK: PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND JEWISH IMMIGRANTS FROM ARAB COUNTRIES
  21. 13. VALUING PALESTINIAN LOSSES IN TODAY'S DOLLARS
  22. 14. A PROGRAMME FOR AN INDEPENDENT RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
  23. 15. TOWARDS CONVENING A CONGRESS OF RETURN AND SELF-DETERMINATION
  24. 16. LESSONS OF HOLOCAUST COMPENSATION
  25. NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS
  26. Index