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The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Appendix 1: The number of Palestinian refugees
Benny Morris, Cambridge University Press, 2004
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On Displacement of Palestinian Arabs, 1947–1949
CountsMorris reports that Israeli spokesmen publicly cited about 520,000 and that Israel officially held to 520,000–530,000.
520,000–530,000 refugees counted as: Israel's official public figure
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On Displacement of Palestinian Arabs, 1947–1949
CountsMorris reports that from 1949 Arab officials spoke of 900,000 or one million.
900,000–1,000,000 refugees counted as: Figures used by Arab officials
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On Displacement of Palestinian Arabs, 1947–1949
CountsMorris reports that the UN Economic Survey Mission and UNRWA put the figure at 726,000.
726,000 refugees counted as: UN Economic Survey Mission / UNRWA registration
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On Displacement of Palestinian Arabs, 1947–1949
CountsMorris reports that Walter Eytan, director-general of Israel's Foreign Ministry, wrote privately in late 1950 that the real number was close to 800,000.
800,000 refugees counted as: Private estimate by an Israeli official
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