Settlement of the refugee problem within the…

Settlement of the refugee problem within the context of a negotiated peace has been the official position of the U.S. along with virtually the entire world apart from Israel, since 1949, and is regularly endorsed by U.N. resolutions.

Nasser declares in February 1970, "it will be possible to institute a durable peace between Israel and the Arab states, not excluding economic and diplomatic relations, if Israel evacuates the occupied territories and accepts a settlement of the problem of the Palestinian refugees."

In accordance with the prevailing international consensus, he makes no mention of a Palestinian state; however, ...