The Palestinian National Charter, as amended by the PLO's Palestinian National Council in July 1968, defined "Palestinians" as "those Arab nationals who, until 1947, normally resided in Palestine regardless of whether they were evicted from it or stayed there.
1968年7月，巴解的巴勒斯坦國民會議（英语：Palestine National Council）（Palestine National Council）修改了《巴勒斯坦國民憲章》（Palestine National Charter），定義「巴勒斯坦人」是指「迄1947年以前，居住於巴勒斯坦的阿拉伯人，且不論是被驅逐還是繼續留下。