Arab RefugeesThe Near East Arabic Radio Station:

 “IT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN THAT THE ARAB HIGHER COMMITTEE ENCOURAGED THE REFUGEES TO FLEE FROM THEIR HOMES IN JAFFA, HAIFA AND JERUSALEM, AND THAT CERTAIN LEADERS HAVE TRIED TO MAKE POLITICAL CAPITAL OUT OF THEIR MISERABLE SITUATION.  THE ARAB STATES MUST NOT ALLOW THE FUTURE OF THE REFUGEES TO BE SACRIFICED TO MAKE POLITICAL CAPITAL OUT OF THEIR FATE.”

Source: Regional Development for Regional Peace: A New Policy and Program to Counter the Soviet Menace in the Middle East, Washington, DC: Public Affairs Institute , 1957. (p. 239)