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 […]
December 1952 Newspaper “Al Hawadith”, Amman “the attitude of the Arab Governments to the Arab refugees is worse than their behavior towards non-Arab refugees” Source: Arab Refugees. (p. 18-20); UNRWA Report to Seventh General Assembly, p. 44.; Ibid. p. 3, Ibid. pp. 45, 46.
Israel submitted to the United Nations a blueprint of peace in the Middle East, proposing direct negotiations with the Arab states on every aspect of Arab-Israel relations. Source: 73
“Ever since The Jewish State came into existence, Arab infiltrators—fedayeen—had been carrying out hit-and-run raids into Israel. Israeli casualties rose steadily through the first half of the fifties: 1953 162 Israeli Casualties ” Source: Brecher, Israel’s Foreign Policy, p. 229. O’Brien, Connor. The Siege.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia: “ISRAEL TO THE ARAB WORLD IS LIKE A CANCER TO THE HUMAN BODY AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO UPROOT IS JUST LIKE A CANCER.” Sources: 36, p. 369.
From the pen of an Egyptian officer, which appeared in the Egyptian military journal “At-Tahrir”: “I spent three days in that uncomfortable country (e.g. Gaza) where I came to recognize as such all the lies that we read in the newspapers about refugee, disease, cold, hunger, misery and injustice… Hunger, misery and distress are NOT […]
Israel’s Foreign Minister told the National Press Club in Washington “… the conclusion of a negotiated peace settlement between our neighbors and ourselves is not merely a matter of self-interest but a world necessity. No system of international peace can be secure if it leaves an important region prey to internal discord, enmity and fear […]
Terrorists tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped. Source: 42