nonPalestinian

Non-Palestinian is a descriptor used to identify individuals who are not Palestinian. It is employed in demographic, sociological, and policy contexts to distinguish Palestinians from other groups, particularly in discussions related to the Israeli-Palestinian context, migration, and citizenship. The term is not itself an ethnicity or nationality, but a relative category that depends on how Palestinian identity is defined in a given source.

Palestinian identity can reflect ethnicity, nationality, or self-identification; therefore non-Palestinian covers a broad and heterogeneous range of people, including citizens of other states, residents with diverse ethnic and religious identities, and individuals with multiple national loyalties. In practice the label is applied differently across datasets and studies, which can affect comparability. In some debates the term is criticized for isolating or de-emphasizing Palestinian identity, prompting preference for explicit labels such as Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian refugee, or simply Palestinian versus non-Palestinian depending on context.

Spelling varies; hyphenated non-Palestinian is common in formal writing, while the unhyphenated or stylized form nonPalestinian appears in some digital fields. The term is a linguistic and analytical convenience, not a legal status, and should be used with caution to avoid implying a uniform experience or identity for a diverse population.