The Palestinian refugee status is deceptive and rooted in decades of distortion of basic facts.
1. According to the 's website, a Palestinian refugee is defined as a "person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period from 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood due to the 1948 conflict."
This is the basic definition.
2. By September 1948, a report stated that there were 360,000 Palestinian refugees.
3. Shockingly, as of 2024, UNRWA serves a staggering 5.9 MILLION Palestine refugees.
4. This dramatic increase can be attributed to UNRWA's distorted definition of a Palestine refugee, which adds to the basic UN definition "the descendants of Palestine refugee males, including adopted children."
5. The hereditary nature of the refugee status is unprecedented and unparalleled, as there are no other instances where refugees automatically transfer their status to their descendants.
6. Furthermore, a Palestinian refugee maintains its status even after he acquires a new citizenship, and UNRWA considers those who were internally displaced (for example, moved from Gaza to the West Bank) as refugees - in contrast with UNHCR's policy.
7. Note that while UNHCR is another UN refugee agency responsible for handling all refugees globally, Palestinian refugees have their own agency, UNRWA.
8. In conclusion, UNRWA's policies are one of the key contributing factors to the Palestinian refugee problem.
9. Additionally, recent events have revealed UNRWA's undeniable involvement in terrorist activities against Israeli civilians and hostages.
