Palestinians won’t repeat mistake of leaving as in 1948 when “Arab states promised they would return after a week”

"Settlement affairs" expert Khalil Al-Tafakji: "The Palestinian people is paying attention to this point: That the issue of the 1948 Nakba (i.e., "the catastrophe," the establishment of Israel) will not repeat itself. They will not leave the land and [believe] as the Arab states promised them [in 1948] that they would return after a week. [Instead] they have remained scattered around the world for 70 years until now."

[Official PA TV, War Documents, March 1, 2025]