The term Palestinian refers to those tracing heritage to historic Palestine, which comprises modern-day Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. In 2007, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported an estimated 3.76 million Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, with the Israeli CBS reporting approximately 1.52 million Palestinians Arab citizens of Israel in 2009. In addition to these populations, as of 2010 there were approximately 4.3 million Palestinian refugees living in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. There is also a sizable Palestinian Diaspora. See also Palestinian Arab Citizens of Israel and Palestinian Refugees. See Farsoun, Samih K. and Naseer H. Aruri. Palestine and the Palestinians, 2nd ed. Boulder: Westview Press, 2006. For a personal account, see Turki, Fawaz. The Disinherited: Journal of a Palestinian Exile. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1972.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/palestinian