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The Union · Grass Valley, California · 24 March 1989

CP-1989-002

This is what happens to an “occupied,” disarmed people

Paul Wilhelm, Cedar Ridge

This is what happens to an “occupied,” disarmed people — The Union, 24 March 1989
The Union · Grass Valley, California · 24 March 1989
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“— this is what happens to an ‘occupied,’ disarmed people and their country…rocks vs. bullets. How dare we accuse others of terrorism when we allow the Israelis to do this day after day without demanding these atrocities be stopped.

I say stop foreign aid to Israel now and quit accusing others of terrorism — looks like we joined that club long ago — with the aid of the Israelis using our money.”

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A reader’s letter, signed and datelined to a small California town. The clipping begins mid-sentence: the first part of the letter is not on this scan.

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"This is what happens to an “occupied,” disarmed people," The Union, 24 March 1989, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1989-002. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1989-002

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This record is part of Covering Palestine, an archive of American newspaper clippings about Palestinians, 1724 to 2023. Researched and assembled by Maria Robles.

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