Wolfgang: "Nickhere, I'm still curious whether the right to return applies in your eyes also to Europe (nearly the same time frame). Have the Finns a rights to return to parts of Russia, have the Poles a right to return to Belarus, have the German a right to return to Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic?"

Well, I don't how many people were displaced from these areas and what logistics might be involved in repatriating all of them, but apart from that, I see no reason why not if they wished to return home. Of course, most will probably be settled in their new homes by now and may not want to return, but the option should be open. I doubt it would create quite the chaos you have in mind. There is already a large amount of migration within the EU - some 250,000 Poles (alone) have come to Ireland over the last few years. Mostly they are doing quite well here, though I doubt they'll all want to stay unless they 'marry in'. There were dire predictions of mass social upheaval if we 'let all these immigrants in' from the usual right wingers, but on the whole, it has been beneficial to Ireland. They key proved to be 'equal rights' - if incomers are guaranteed the same rights as natives then there is no real reason for conflict, or undercutting of the labour market.

I'm still interested to hear your take on my point: how do you reconcile the logic of having a 'right to return' for Jews after 67 generations, but no right such right for Palestinians after only one or two generations (and some within living memory, who still have the keys to their houses etc.,)