Palestinian hopes of return persist despite political exploitation.

Evidence

What was true of the Palestinian cause before the Catastrophe was equally true after it: its essential impetus came from the people, not from the politicians. — David Hirst, The Gun and the Olive Branch The Roots…, 1073

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Hirst, The Gun and the Olive Branch The Roots…, 1073