Reply #4: Did the creation of Israel cause all people who are Palestinian refugees to become such?

[Boojatta]

I don't claim to know the answer, but I can imagine one potential example of why the answer could be "no." If a person who had no Palestine/Israel citizenship in 1948 married a Palestinian after 1948, then the person could be a Palestinian through marriage. If the person is also a refugee, then it would seem that the person is a Palestinian refugee. Of course, that depends on whether or not "Palestinian refugee" means simply "a Palestinian who is a refugee." However, it doesn't follow that the creation of Israel caused the person to become a Palestinian refugee. Nor does it follow that policy decisions made during or after a war that occurred shortly after the creation of Israel caused the person to become a Palestinian refugee.

Also (and this is probably a detail), why were these words chosen: "refugees in camps and caves since 1948"? Are caves by definition not camps? Are caves and camps the only two kinds of places where Palestinian refugees live?