Thread by @EBluemountain1

According to @UNRWA there are 5.8 million Palestinian refugees.
Amongst them they would include persons such as
@RashidaTlaib and her children as well as
Nadia Abu El Haj, author and professor of anthropology at Barnard College

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, former director of graduate studies at Northwestern University, father of Lila Abu-Lughod
Lila Abu-Lughod, professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies at Columbia University
Ismail al-Faruqi, former professor of religion at Temple University

Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Bilal Ayyub, professor, University of Maryland, College Park
Hanna Batatu, Marxist historian most known for his work on Iraqi history

Iymen Chehade, Palestinian-Israeli conflict professor, Columbia College, Art Institute
Munther A. Dahleh, professor and director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Palestinian)
Leila Farsakh, professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston

Samih Farsoun, professor of sociology at American University and editor of Arab Studies Quarterly
Nadia Hijab, journalist with Middle East Magazine & senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies
Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia Univ

Joseph Massad, professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world
Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering

Edward Said, professor at Columbia University best known for his work on the subject of Orientalism.
Rosemarie Said Zahlan, historian, journalist & author, sister of Edward Said
Steven Salaita, former professor of English at Virginia Tech

Hisham Sharabi, Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University
Alex Odeh, activist tied to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Authors, poets, playwrights, and journalists
Susan Abulhawa, author

Ali Abunimah, journalist and co-founder of The Electronic Intifada
Ibtisam Barakat, writer and poet;
Jamal Dajani, journalist and television producer
Suheir Hammad, poet
Ray Hanania, journalist
Nadia Hijab, journalist with Middle East Magazine

Sahar Khalifeh, novelist and founder of the Women's Affairs Center in Nablus
Ismail Khalidi (writer), playwright
Daoud Kuttab, award-winning journalist;
Najla Said, author, actress, playwright, and activist, daughter of Edward Said
Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, songwriter, and novelist

Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and scholar
Dena Takruri journalist, on-air presenter, and producer
Mohamed Hadid, luxury real estate developer and businessman.
Farouk Shami, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products

Mohammed Amer, comedian, writer, actor;
Charlie Bisharat, Grammy Award-winning violinist
Cherien Dabis, film director
Said Durrah, comedian
Hanni El Khatib, singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist
Yousef Erakat, comedian
Bella Hadid, model & actress
Gigi Hadid, model & actress

Laila Al-Marayati, director of women's health at the Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles
Peter R. Mansoor, U.S. Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. David Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge of 2007
Musicians
Hanni El Khatib, singer-songwriter

Justin Amash, Congressman from Michigan
Iman Jodeh، first Muslim legislator in Colorado[1]
Johnny Khamis, member of the San Jose City Council.
Sam Rasoul, American politician, House of Delegates 11th District Election, 2017
Ibraheem Samirah, member Virginia House of Delegates.

Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York,
Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (2017–), son of Governor John H. Sununu
John E. Sununu, US Senator from New Hampshire (2003–09),

John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89) & White House Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush (1989–91)
Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative
Oday Aboushi, American football player for the Detroit Lions (NFL)
Gibran Hamdan, NFL QB
Tarek Saleh, former NFL player

Nidal Malik Hasan, former soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting
Rasmea Odeh, convicted of immigration fraud, for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for a fatal terrorist bombing

These are some of the most privileged US citizens yet would be classified as Palestinian refugees from 1948.
There are fewer than 40,000 surviving Palestinian refugees from 1948 and the sooner the world wakes up to this the earlier peace will arrive in the Middle East