Freeport Journal-Standard · Freeport, Illinois · 1 October 1957
CP-1957-009
Palestinian Refugees Awaken Arab World
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Drew Pearson, Amman
Transcribed from the clipping
“The second great awakening came when Palestinian refugees, fleeing from what is now Israel, fanned out through the Arab world. While the lot of the refugees, in many cases, has been hard, their political influence has been tremendous.
They have been the single greatest factor in the Arab awakening since the end of Turkish rule… Every Arab delegation to the United Nations in New York has one or more Palestinian refugees serving as adviser… Wealthy refugees, of course, are in a great minority. The vast majority of refugees are peasants still living in camps… The refugees would never stand for it.
They want to remain in their camps, even in poverty, as a symbol of bitterness against Israel, a symbol of determination to go back to Israel. No matter what their poverty, no matter how long they have to wait, they prefer to sit in filth and bitterness till the day comes when they can return.”
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Drew Pearson’s syndicated Washington Merry-Go-Round, datelined Amman, with Palestinian Refugees in the headline in 1957. Copyright 1957 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
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"Palestinian Refugees Awaken Arab World," Freeport Journal-Standard, 1 October 1957, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1957-009. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1957-009
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