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Thursday, October 10, 2019

The original news stories of a PLO representative denying Palestinian identity in 1977

I had heard this quote before but never looked at contemporaneous sources.

From the Sentinel, a Chicago Jewish newspaper, May 5, 1977:


He added slightly more in this account from the B'nai Brith Messenger the week after:



The full quote in Wikiquote includes, "Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem."

Here is a scan of the original article: (h/t iTi)









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