Israel’s representative reiterated to the General Assembly of the United Nations: “Israel’s willingness to seek an agreement on outstanding questions with each of the contiguous Arab states … either by direct formal negotiations, or by developing the work of the U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission, or by recourse to the machinery which the U.N. is holding […]
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development which reported that Iraq possesses enormous potentials for economic development supported the view from the President’s International Development Advisory Board on March 7, 1951. It said: “[Iraq] is sparsely populated in relation to its resources… Much of its soil is inherently fertile, and with ample water, land, power […]
Faris El Khouri, chief Syrian delegate to the United Nations: “The only way open to the Arabs to achieve a solution of the Palestine problem is the way of force.” Source 36, p. 369.
Beirut daily “Al Hayat” “Everybody between the ages of 18 and 42 of the refugees in Jordan is undergoing military training.” Source: Arab Refugees. (p. 25)
Israel’s Foreign Minister told me the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia that Israel “is only too eager to reach an agreed settlement with her Arab neighbors …”
A month after the overthrow of King Farouk of Egypt, Israel’s Prime Minister told the Parliament: “Israel wishes to see Egypt free, independent, progressive. We have no enmity against Egypt … We have never sought to exploit Egypt’s difficulties with a great power by attacking her or taking revenge upon her, as she did upon […]
The Report of the Director of UNRWA to the Seventh General Assembly: “The quality and quantity of the basic ration has been maintained in the face of increasing recognition of the need for reducing relief costs; as a result, the nutritional status of the refugees has continued at a satisfactory level… The daily basic ration […]
UNRWA Report to Seventh General Assembly, p. 6. “Local governments contributed no funds; the full burden of wages fell on the Agency; the cost was five times that of simple relief. The approved projects were typically roads and public structures, and when they were finished, the refugees returned to tents and ration lines. In short, […]
875,998 The Report of the Director of UNRWA to the Seventh General Assembly gave the total of persons registered for relief in June as 875,998, viz. 465,450 in Jordan, 199,789 in the Gaza area (under Egyptian control), 106,753 in the Lebanon , 80,499 in Syria, 23,570 in Israel. Source: Arab Refugees. (p. 14); Quoted in […]
Director of UNRWA in the Lebanon “they are not granted residence visas and are not entitled to take advantage of the laws of citizenship. They have no political rights. However, due to the peculiar conditions under which they live, they are subject to certain restrictions… Being considered foreigners, they are required to file security before […]