We can talk about how things should be if you wish, but I was under the impression this board dealt in how things are likely going to be.
This is relevant to the reaction of people in the timeline, that's why I'm mentioning it. Is it likely that the UN devotes more resources to a much larger Palestinian refugee crisis? That's a discussion, I think they wouldn't.
My point exactly.
Right it's just a bad way to put it. It's sort of saying Palestinians calling themselves Palestinians are causing Palestinians to have any problems, that they are refusing to give up what is essentially an invented identity and assimilate and this is the route of their problems.
Thing is, is there such a thing as a Palestinian identity in 1948? And do the countries have the wherewithals to absorb them? Political will is another story.
There are people being expelled, when they start to call themselves Palestinian is beside the point. There are more than in OTL, and there are more remaining in Israel, maybe a majority depending on how extensive the expulsions are. They couldn't absorb them when it was a smaller number in OTL, I don't think they'll have an easier job or more political will ITTL.
That's going to be even messier than OTL, but it's a different sub-scenario.
I think it has a bearing on the international response to Israel. If it's messier than OTL, the UN could intervene, or there may be more hostility from neighbors, or less support from world Jewry.
Now, this is something I'd like to ask an expert about: how easy is integration for migrants between Arab countries? Is it something like moving between Hispanic countries in South/Central America?
To my limited knowledge, conversations online and a few in person, it's usually quite straightforward. In the case of Palestinians IOTL they did not have a recognized citizenship or refugee status to begin with, and this complicates matters anywhere in the world.