focus of the series will include Israel, the occupied Palestinian territory and Palestinian refugees living in forced exile. Most of the data used will be qualitative in nature, although where quantitative data is available – or can be collected – it will be included in the research. Desk-based research will contextualize policies of forced population transfer by factoring in historical, social, political and legal conditions in order to delineate the violations of the Palestinian peoples’ rights. International human rights law and international humanitarian law will play pivotal roles, and analysis will be supplemented with secondary sources such as scholarly articles and reports. Disclaimer The names of the individuals who provided testimonies in the course of researching this working paper are not included due to security considerations. This is a result of fears of the participants that their involvement in this project might draw reprisals by the Israeli authorities. We thank the participants for their courage. 8