Myths & Facts
Chapter 11: Refugees

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Israel expelled one million Palestinians. [Updated]
Palestinians were the only refugees of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The Jews had no intention of living peacefully with their Arab neighbors.
The Jews created the refugee problem by expelling the Palestinians.
The Arab invasion had little impact on the Palestinian Arabs.
Arab leaders never encouraged the Palestinians to flee.
The Palestinian Arabs fled to avoid being massacred.
Israel refused to allow Palestinians to return to their homes so Jews could steal their property.
The UN called for Israel to repatriate all Palestinian refugees.
Palestinians who wanted to return to their homes posed no danger to Israeli security.
The Palestinian refugees were ignored by an uncaring world.
The Arab states have always welcomed the Palestinians.
Millions of Palestinians are confined by Israel to refugee camps.
The Palestinians are the only refugee population barred from returning to their homes.
All Palestinian refugees must be given the option to return to their homes.
There were no Jewish refugees from Palestine.
Palestinian refugees did not choose to be refugees.
Palestinians and their supporters care about Palestinian refugees.
Maintaining UNRWA is vital for the Palestinians’ future.
UNRWA has removed biased textbooks from its schools.