Israeli Law of Return

In the wake of the Nakba, the Israeli authorities seek to "legalize" the confiscation of property left behind by Palestinian internal and external refugees.

The UN Trusteeship Council approves a Statute for Jerusalem, providing for a Special International Regime for the city and constituting it as a corpus separatum under the administration of the UN.

Having been officially informed of the union between Jordan and the Arab portion of Palestine under Jordanian control (as bounded by the line defined in the Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement ), that...

Israeli forces drive 12,000 Palestinians from 2 villages and thousands of dunams ready to be harvested in Hebron.

A Tripartite Declaration, jointly issued by the United States, Britain, and France, guarantees the territorial status quo determined by the Arab-Israeli armistice agreements and undertakes to limit an...

Adopted shortly after the Absentees' Property Law, this legislation closes the loop of Israel’s appropriation of Palestinian "absentees'' lands and assets.

Egypt and UNRWA sign an agreement relative to UNRWA’s diplomatic status in Egypt and Egyptian-controlled area in Southern Palestine (Gaza Strip).

Having examined the UNRWA report, the General Assembly recognizes that direct relief cannot be terminated and considers that the reintegration of the refugees into the economic life of the Near...

The measure calls on the governments and authorities concerned to enter into talks either with the UNCCP or directly, with a view to permanently settling all questions outstanding between them.

A Memorandum, addressed by the Executive Committee of the General Palestinian Refugee Congress in Lebanon, affirms the refugees' "unflinching hope in their return to their homes, farms and...