It is often claimed that granting Palestinians greater rights and/or citizenship in the countries where they live would undermine their claim to the "right of return" to land and property lost since 1948. Do you agree? Why or why not? Is there an inherent tension between the ideas of (a) self-determination as a right of national communities and (b) human rights for individual refugees?

Assignment Question

Prompts: It is often claimed that granting Palestinians greater rights and/or citizenship in the countries where they live would undermine their claim to the “right of return” to land and property lost since 1948. Do you agree? Why or why not? Is there an inherent tension between the ideas of (a) self-determination as a right of national communities and (b) human rights for individual refugees? Why or why not? Discuss with reference to the Palestinians or other refugee groups. Is it fair to expect countries that are struggling with their own political and economic crises (for example Lebanon and Iraq) to fully protect the human rights of refugees and internally displaced people? If so, what if any international assistance are they owed to achieve this? If you are to reference anything it would be preferred if it was from the attached files.