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48 Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (2006-2007) Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria. © UNRWA Archives. ThedistributionofPalestiniansdisplaced from and within the OPT since 1967, and who are neither 1948 nor 1967 refugees, is difficult to determine given the lack of a registration system and frequent displacement over four decades of military occupation. Estimates of forced displacement between 1967 and 1986 indicate that some 20,000 Palestinians were displaced per year. 23 More recent studies estimate the rate of out-migration/displacement to neighbouring Arab states and further abroad as being as much as two per cent of the total population per annum. 24 Changes in the pattern of distribution of Palestinian refugees across host countries during six decades of forced exile are primarily the result of armed conflicts after 1948 and 1967, during which Palestinian refugees were again expelled or forced to flee host countries in search of safety. Changes in political regimes and discriminatory policies in host countries, the relationship between the PLO and host country authorities, and economic push-and-pull factors have also influenced patterns of forced displacement and distribution of the Palestinian refugee population since 1948 (see Chapter One). The 1967 war and subsequent Israeli occupation led to a significant decrease in the number of refugees residing in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and to a dramatic increase in the refugee population in Jordan after 1967. Over time, the number of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon has decreased due to internal conflict, conflict between the PLO and Israel in Lebanon, and legal and political obstacles that have militated against Palestinian refugees’ temporary asylum in Lebanon. During the 1980s, many Palestinian refugees fled Lebanon to Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Higher numbers of Palestinian refugees in the Gulf from the 1950s onward reflect patterns of economic migration, while a dramatic decrease in the number of refugees in Kuwait occurred as a result of the 1991 Gulf War. Many Palestinians migrated or were expelled from Gulf states, eventually finding shelter in Canada, Scandinavia, the United States, or other countries in the Arab world. Currently, many of the Palestinian refugees experiencing persecution in Iraq are fleeing to Syria, Jordan and other countries, while some have been reported as far as India and Thailand. Palestinian refugee camp in Jericho. © B.E. Lindroos/ICRC. Most IDPs in Israel are currently concentrated in the northern (i.e., Galilee) region of the country, including Palestinian cities such as Nazareth and Shafa’amr, and in cities with a mixed Jewish-Arab population, such as Haifa and Acre. IDPs are also located in the south (i.e., Naqab/ Negev). The actual distribution of IDPs inside Israel is difficult to determine due to the lack of a registration system, frequent relocation (three to four times on average per family) and the government practice of population transfer. In the OPT, IDPs are frequently forced to relocate away from Israeli colonies, related infrastructure (such as bypass roads), and military zones. More recently, the Wall and its associated regime has forced fresh relocations.
Figure 2.3: Estimates of the Number of Palestinian Refugees and IDPs Worldwide, 2006 Population Numbers, Distribution and Characteristics 49
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1948 - 2008: 60 Years of the Palest
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1948 - 2008: 60 Years of the Palest
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Table of Contents Executive Summary
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Chapter Five: Politics and the Ques
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Executive Summary Palestinian refug
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Campaigns for boycott, divestment a
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6. Not to recognize the illegal sit
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Glossary Absentee A person who, at
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Jewish State A term used by Israel
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Assistance 27 Luigi De Martino, “
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Protection immediate return of all
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Protection of All Forms of Racial D
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Protection Investigations conducted
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