During the 1948 Palestine war, more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs – about half of Mandatory Palestine's predominantly Arab population – were expelled or fled from their homes. Expulsions and attacks
Ruins of the Palestinian village of Suba, near Jerusalem, overlooking Kibbutz Zova, which was built on the village lands
Ruins of the former Arab village of Bayt Jibrin, inside the green line west of Hebron
Arabs leaving Haifa as Jewish forces enter the city
Clause 10 of the 15 May 1948 Arab League cablegram stating the expulsion of, at that point, 250,000 Palestinians, as a reason for their entry into the territory
Palestinian right of return
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The Palestinian right of return is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees, both first-generation refugees and their descendants, have a right to return and a right to the proper
This artwork is titled Resolution 194, after the namesake UN General Assembly resolution. The keys symbolize those kept as mementos by many Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes in 1948. Such keys and the Handala are common Palestinian symbols of support for the right of return.
Yemenite Jews en route from Aden to Israel
Protester with "Right of Return" poster, Washington, DC 2009
Identification Card of Ahmad Said, a Palestinian refugee