Glossary of Terms 1948 IDP: 1948 IDPs are internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their descendants that originated from the part of Mandatory Palestine that is today considered ‘Israel’, were displaced from their homes during the 1947-1949 Nakba, without crossing international borders, and to this day are prevented from returning to their homes. 1948 Palestine: Refers to the territory of Mandatory Palestine that was conquered by ZionistIsraeli forces in 1947-1949. Today, this territory is called ‘Israel’. Palestinians residing in this area generally hold Israeli citizenship. 1948 Refugee: Refugees under the UN General Assembly Resolution 194 (III) and refers to any persons (registered and non-registered refugees) that were externally displaced between the years 1947-1949.i This includes refugees being forcibly transferred from, or prevented from return to, what is today called ‘Israel’ and into the West Bank or Gaza Strip, in addition to refugees fleeing to other parts of the world. 1967 IDP: Palestinians originating from East Jerusalem, the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, who became IDPs within what came to be called the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War until today. 1967 Refugee: Refugees under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 237 and refers to any persons that were externally displaced during and after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.ii 1967 Refugees were included under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as eligible for humanitarian assistance. Although technically UNRWA’s mandate applies solely to 1948 refugees, starting from July 1967 the UN General Assembly has also authorized the Agency to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians displaced as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.iii Apartheid Wall: Refers to the Wall built by Israel in the occupied West Bank with varying physical manifestations. In most cases, it is a concrete wall, approximately eight to nine meters high, with watchtower and sniper positions, and in some areas an electric barrier, approximately three to five meters high with a buffer zone, ditches, razor wire, electronic sensors, and cameras. Since 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the UN General i ii iii 194 (III). Palestine - Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator (11 December 1948) UNGA Res A/RES/194 <https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2FRES%2F194%2520(III)&Language=E&DeviceType= Desktop&LangRequested=False> accessed 3 October 2022; United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP), ‘Definition of a “Refugee” Under Paragraph 11 of the General Assembly Resolution of 11 December 1948’ (9 April 1951) <https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-210500/> accessed 3 October 2022. UN Security Council (UNSC) Res 237 (14 June 1967) UN Doc S/RES/237 <https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile? FinalSymbol=S%2FRES%2F237(1967)&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop&LangRequested=False> accessed 3 October 2022. See UNGA Res 2252 (ES-V) (4 July 1967) UN Doc A/RES/2252 (ES-V) <https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile? FinalSymbol=A%2FRES%2F2252%2520(ES-V)&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop&LangRequested=False> accessed 3 October 2022. ix