Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 10 March 1962
CP-1962-004
Nasser Airs Gaza Strip Constitution
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Nasser Airs Constitution Palestine State Is Declared Goal By UAR President CAIRO, March 9 (AP) - President Nasser today pro- claimed a constitution for the Gaza Strip, a coastal segment of Palestine that has been un- der Egyptian administration since the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. He said, however, a Palestine state is the goal.
A presidential decree de- clared Gaza is "an integral part of Palestine lands and its people (many of them among the million Arab refugees of the war) part of the are Arab nation." The new constitution, Nas ser said, is applicable in Gaza until such time as a perma- nent constitution is issued for a Palestine state. 'Guarantees Equality' The decree said the Pales. tinians in Gaza will form a national union with "the aim of restoring the usurped lands in Palestine." The decree guaranteed for Palestinians equality of rights duties with no and discrimi- nation of rac
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"Nasser Airs Gaza Strip Constitution," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10 March 1962. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1962-004. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1962-004
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