No-one knows exactly how many Palestinians became refugees during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. This page lists some of the most notable estimates:
- 600,000 - 700,000 According to Nicole Brackman on Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. [1]
- 630,000 According to Yuval Arnon-Ohana cited on Benjamin Netanyahu's site. [2]
- No more than 650,000 According to Mitchell Bard on the Jewish Virtual Library [3]
- 720,000 According to www.jafi.org citing "Irving Howe and Carl Gershman (eds.), Israel, the Arabs and the Middle East (New York: Bantam, 1972), p. 168." [4]
- 726,000 According to the United Nations Conciliation Commission in 1949. [5]
- 750,000 According to www.palestinecenter.org. [6] (1999)
- 750,000+ According to www.palestinehistory.com. [7]
- 800,000- According to Al-Ahram Weekly. [8]
- 800,000 According to Elia Zureik. [9]
- 800,000 According to www.mideastjournal.com. [10]
- 804,767 According to www.ifamericansknew.com quoting Salman Abu-Sitta. [11]
- 900,000+ According to www.humanrightshouse.org. [12]
- 900,000 According to Abdel-Azim Hammad on Al-Ahram Weekly. [13] (1999)
- 935,000 According to www.caabu.org citing Salman Abu-Sitta. [14]
- 914,000 Registered Palestinian Refugees in 1950. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency [15] (1950)
- 957,000 According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in 1950 quoted in [16]. (1950)
Unreferenced estimates:
- www.mideastweb.org mentions 520,200 "Israeli estimates", 726,000 "UN estimates" and 800,000 "Arab estimates". [17]
- Elia Zureik on Palestinian Refugee Research Net mentions 400,000 "Israeli government estimate", 800,000 - 900,000 "Palestinian figures", 850,000 "United Nations estimate", 750,000 - 800,000 "Private Palestinian sources", 600,000 "Private Israeli sources". [18]
- www.palestinefacts.org estimates between 540,000 - 720,000 [19]