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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 12/03
Palestinian Refugees: How can a durable solution be achieved?
Tanya Salem
July 2003
Abstract
The refugee question is at the core of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Palestinians were first displaced as a direct consequence of the 1948 war and its aftermath. Twenty years later, another wave of Palestinian refugees was created as a consequence of the war during which Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The purpose of the present paper is to:
- deliver a critical analysis of past approaches to deal with the refugee issue in the various attempts to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians;
- discuss lessons to be learned from the settlement and its implementation mechanisms in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
- propose a direction for a long-term strategy for the international community that avoids past pitfalls and could ultimately lead both parties to an agreement.
