The politics of Palestinian exile.

The article examines the situation of Palestinian exiles after the occupation of Israel. In 1948, about 78 percent of Palestine's historic land was occupied by the newly established State of Israel wherein the about 60 percent of the Palestinian Arab population of approximately 1.4 million became refugees. The distinct features of the Palestinian exiles were discussed. Information about the two forms of contemporary Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian-Arab relations and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is presented.