1996: 469136 refugees 1996:1410782returnees 1997: 66005 refugees 1997: 299771 returnees 1998: 75745 refugees 1998: 10939 returnees 1999: 100858 refugees 1999: 38420 returnees 2000: 119056 refugees 2000: 26262 returnees 2001: 354513 refugees 2001: 21656 returnees 2002: 75251 refugees 2002: 17223returnees 2003: 75263 refugees 2003: 23290 returnees 2004: 63308 refugees 2004: 14136 returnees 2005: 100264 refugees 2005: 9854 returnees 2006: 92966 refugees 2006 : 5971 returnees 2007: 80955 refugees 2007 : 9489 returnees 2008: 72530 refugees 2008 : 11790 returnees 2009: 129109 refugees 2009 : 20596 returnees Palestine 2.4: The historical, legal and political background of the historical background Years Events first Arab-Israeli War, displacement of around 750,000 Palestinian refugees. 1948 Israel issued the as well as the “Abandoned Areas ordinance” “Absentees Property Law order to allow the confiscation and expropriation of any “in movable or immovable property within any area or place conquered, surrendered or deserted and then legalized the control of former Arab territories by Israel. 1967 second Arab-Israeli War, the 6 day war. 1973 Third Arab-Israeli War, the Yom Kippur War First Intifada, a civil revolt against the military occupation of the Palestinian 1987 territories. Oslo Agreement, but no final agreement for voluntary repatriation 1993 2000 Camp David Summit, but no final Agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Palestinian refugees. The Second Intifada begin. 2002 Beirut Summit. The Arab Summit Conference agree on finding a solution “just to the Palestinian Refugee problem to be agreed upon in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 194.” Effective Israelian Disengagement from Gaza 2005 Hamas won the presidential elections. The International Community do not 2006 recognize the legitimacy of its power. Split of the government between Gaza and the West Bank, the former one being administrated by the Fatah political party whereas Gaza is controlled by the Hamas political party. 2007 Annapolis conference to resolve the Israel- Palestine, promoting a two state solution. However, no agreement is found for refugees.
1996: 469136 refugees 1997: 66005 refugees 1998: 75745 refugees 1999: 100858 refugees 2000: 119056 refugees 2001: 354513 refugees 2002: 75251 refugees 2003: 75263 refugees 2004: 63308 refugees 2005: 100264 refugees 2006: 92966 refugees 2007: 80955 refugees 2008: 72530 refugees 2009: 129109 refugees 1996:1410782returnees 1997: 299771 returnees 1998: 10939 returnees 1999: 38420 returnees 2000: 26262 returnees 2001: 21656 returnees 2002: 17223returnees 2003: 23290 returnees 2004: 14136 returnees 2005: 9854 returnees 2006 : 5971 returnees 2007 : 9489 returnees 2008 : 11790 returnees 2009 : 20596 returnees 2.4: The historical, legal and political background of Palestine the historical background Years Events 1948 first Arab-Israeli War, displacement of around 750,000 Palestinian refugees. Israel issued the “Abandoned Areas ordinance” as well as the “Absentees Property Law “in order to allow the confiscation and expropriation of any movable or immovable property within any area or place conquered, surrendered or deserted and then legalized the control of former Arab territories by Israel. 1967 second Arab-Israeli War, the 6 day war. 1973 Third Arab-Israeli War, the Yom Kippur War 1987 First Intifada, a civil revolt against the military occupation of the Palestinian territories. 1993 Oslo Agreement, but no final agreement for voluntary repatriation 2000 Camp David Summit, but no final Agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Palestinian refugees. The Second Intifada begin. 2002 Beirut Summit. The Arab Summit Conference agree on finding a “just solution to the Palestinian Refugee problem to be agreed upon in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 194.” 2005 Effective Israelian Disengagement from Gaza 2006 Hamas won the presidential elections. The International Community do not recognize the legitimacy of its power. Split of the government between Gaza and the West Bank, the former one being administrated by the Fatah political party whereas Gaza is controlled by the Hamas political party. 2007 Annapolis conference to resolve the Israel- Palestine, promoting a two state solution. However, no agreement is found for refugees.