A common misconception is that all refugees worldwide fall under the Provisions of the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention). The present blog post will explore how this is not the case when referring to Palestinian refugees, briefly revisiting a) the events that led to the massive displacement of Palestinians, b) the undertaken measures to assist Palestinian Refugees under UNWRA Mandate, c) the scope of Article 1(D) of the Refugee Convention and d) how it has been interpreted within the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).