According to one estimate, more than six million. It is doubtful whether anyone today knows their exact number. Even more vague is the number of Palestinian refugees. There has long been a tendency to exaggerate this number, which can only increase as the negotiations draw closer to the question of financial compensation for the refugees.
Some estimates speak of more than five million.
Already then, the Palestinians exaggerated and spoke of a million. The day will soon come when the number of refugees will be identical to the number of Palestinians. Under their definitions, almost every Palestinian could be considered a refugee to some degree. Therefore, in the current negotiations, there will be no escaping the need to define who is a refugee and who is a displaced person, but still lives in his or her homeland. Only then will it be possible to determine the real number of refugees.