Table of Contents Introducing the Series - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Who are Palestinian Refugees and IDPs? - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Israel’s obligations vis-à-vis forcibly displaced Palestinians - - - - - 15 1. Obligation to protect from arbitrary or forcible displacement - - 15 2. Obligation to provide reparations for the wrongs committed - - 19 2.1. Right of Return - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 2.2. Right to Restitution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 2.3. Right to Compensation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 2.4. Guarantees of non-repetition - - - - - - - - - - - 53 3. Obligations of the International Community - - - - - - - - - 54 3.1. International Protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54 3.2. Accountability: Third State Obligations - - - - - - - 59 4. Consequences of the lack of compliance and accountability - - 66 4.1. Perpetuation of displacement: ongoing exile - - - - 66 4.2. Promoting further displacement - - - - - - - - - - 67 5. Concluding remarks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68 Recommendations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71 3