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Items

• 'Flowers and Onions' collection of poetry
  Collection of typed poems, entitled 'Flowers and Onions', including some of those used for 'The Call of the Earth', event at the East Jerusalem YMCA on 30 June 1971.
• "NER" Vol. XIV, September-November 1962
  A bilingual monthly periodical [NER/נֵר/نير = 'Light'] for political and social problems and for Jewish-Arab rapprochement.
• "Reader's Opinions": Letter from Elias Qarnfol to Aziz Shehadeh
  A "Reader's Opinions" column published in Al-Hoda, the New York-based Arabic-language daily founded in 1898 by Naoum Mokarzel. The item consists of a cover note from Elias Qarnfol, writing from Laredo, Texas, asking the editors to publish an enclosed letter he had sent to the Ramallah lawyer Aziz Shehadeh. In the enclosed letter, addressed "My brother Aziz," Qarnfol praises Shehadeh's advocacy for understanding with Jewish leaders as a continuation of the position taken more than thirty years earlier by the National Defense Party, led by the late Raghib al-Nashashibi, then mayor of Jerusalem, whose associates included Bulus Shehadeh, publisher of the newspaper Al-Sharq. The letter states that had the Palestinian public followed that party's policy, the displacement following 1948 would have been avoided, and references the 1938 British Royal Commission's recommendation of partition.
• "Talk of the Closed Mouths": Symposium with the Participation of Lawyer Aziz Shehadeh and Mr. Hamdi Kan'an
  A report in Al-Mirsad, the Arabic-language weekly published by the Mapam party in Israel since 1952, covering a political symposium held at the Safed Club in Haifa. Participants named are Aziz Shehadeh; Hamdi Kan'an, former mayor of Nablus; Dov Zakin, member of the Knesset; Muhammad Wattad, representing the Mapam bloc; and a member of Al-Mirsad's editorial board serving as head of its Arab desk, who moderated the session. The moderator's opening question addressed who speaks for and represents the Palestinians. On the refugee question, Hamdi Kan'an stated that refugees live on the hope of returning to their homes, that they have endured harsh camp conditions rather than relinquish that hope, and that Israeli measures such as road-building through camps and relocating families do not solve the refugee problem but complicate it, arguing that the only solution is to permit return. Muhammad Wattad responded that while it is understandable for people in the refugees' circumstances to live on hope, building an entire population's future on that hope alone is untenable, and stated his own position in favor of establishing a Palestinian Arab state within the borders of Palestine alongside Israel, not in its place. Aziz Shehadeh stated that he is convinced the Palestinian people, if given the same opportunity as other Middle Eastern peoples to negotiate on a basis of equality rather than victor and vanquished, would arrive at a solution. A second segment addresses who benefits and who loses from the employment of tens of thousands of West Bank workers in Israel: Hamdi Kan'an argued the Israeli economy is the long-term beneficiary despite rising West Bank worker incomes, while Dov Zakin disputed that Israeli society benefits from this labor, citing roughly 75,000 Arab workers from the West Bank in Israel as a source of social strain, and called for developing a modern economy within the West Bank to absorb its own labor force.
• A brief guide to al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem (1950)
  An illustrated guide to al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem, published by the Supreme Moslem Council in 1950.
• A Discussion for History Only
  Political commentary reflecting on Palestinian and Arab political debates and recording arguments concerning responsibility, leadership and the development of the Palestinian question. Written under the pseudonym “Ibn al-Jalil,” the article treats contemporary political controversy as part of the historical record and critically examines positions taken by political actors during the Arab-Israeli conflict.
• A photograph of a young child holding a plate of food in Baqa'a camp.
  description reads "UNRWA began operations in May 1950 as a temporary agency to provide assistance for Palestine refugees... (Baqa'a camp)"
• A photograph of an older woman at Baqa'a emergency camp in Amman, Jordan.
  في وصف الصورة :" بعد أكثر من ثلاثون سنة من النزاع و المعاناة و المرارة تبقى المشكلة قائمة ... (محيم الطوارئ في البقعة، شمال عمان، الأردن)
• A photograph of people crossing Allenby Bridge over the River Jordan.
  "... a first exodus in 1948 and then another in 1967, some fleeing for a second time... (Allenby Bridge over the River Jordan, 1967)"
• A photograph of refugees and tents at Baqa'a emergency camp, Jordan.
  Caption reads: "... the problem of almost two million uprooted people... (Baqa'a emergency camp, 1967)"
• صورة لثلاث رجال يعملون على أدوات كهربائية في مركز التدريب المهني في سبلين قرب بيروت - لبنان
  وصف الصورة:" و مهارة مطلوبة في سوق العمل لأربعة آلاف و خمسمائة لاجئ فلسطيني شاب يلتحقون بثمانية مراكز للتدريب تابعة للأونروا ... (مركز التدريب المهني في سبلين بالقرب من بيروت، لبنان)"
• A photograph of women and children at Rashidieh camp in Southern Lebanon.
  Caption reads: "But to some, daily life continues to be disrupted and the suffering and bitterness also continue. (Rashidieh camp, southern Lebanon)"
• A photograph of young boys during a class at Khan Younis, Gaza.
  description reads "But most of UNRWA's budget now goes to education, starting from 70 schools in tents and abandoned buildings... (Khan Younis, Gaza, 1950)"
• A photograph of young children queuing at Marka camp, near Amman, Jordan.
  وصف الصورة: "أكثر من نصف اللاجئين الفلسطينيين المسجلين دون العشرين و معظمهم لاجئ منذ ولادته ... (مخيم ماركا بالقرب من عمان، الأردن)
• A photograph of young girls sitting in a classroom at Jabal el-Hussein camp, Jordan,
  Description reads: "... providing a way out and hope in the future for the young refugees... (Jabal el-Hussein camp, Amman, Jordan)"
• A Political Dialogue between an Israeli Thinker and a Palestinian Thinker
  Newspaper report of a public political discussion between an Israeli intellectual and a Palestinian intellectual concerning Palestine, Zionism, the Palestinian right of return, the establishment of a Palestinian state, relations between Palestinians and Israelis, and possible political solutions to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
• A Political Entity and Not a Palestinian State — Part 2
  A newspaper page featuring two political analyses regarding Palestinian identity and representation. The first, "A Political Entity, Not a Palestinian State" (Part 2) by Ghassan Tahboub, reviews a book by Abu Shilbaya, critiquing the historical ideological foundations of Palestinian political factions, their disconnection from the masses, and their reactionary rejection of the Rogers Plan. The second article, "The Regime, the Organizations, and the Palestinians!!" by Yousef 'Abd al-Majid, examines the bloody conflict between the Jordanian government and armed Palestinian organizations over the right to represent the Palestinian people. The author argues that the majority of Palestinians in the West Bank reject Jordanian guardianship but also refuse to be blindly led by disorganized armed factions, concluding that neither side genuinely speaks for the Palestinian public.
• A Proposal for the Construction of A Cultural Centre in Um El-Fahim Print 1983
  Document focuses on the cultural rehabilitation of Um El-Fahim, stated as the largest Palestinian territory in Israel, and illustrates plans on establishing a cultural centre and services within the community.
• A Reminder to the Palestinians: The Unwelcome Guests
  An opinion piece by Ibrahim Daibis published in Al-Anba analyzing the outbreak of armed conflict involving Palestinian factions in Lebanon, drawing direct parallels to the Black September massacres in Jordan. Daibis rejects superficial sectarian (Christian vs. Muslim) explanations for the Lebanese violence, instead framing it as a socio-economic struggle and a clash over Lebanon's reluctance to participate in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The author argues that the rhetoric accusing Palestinians of forming a "state within a state" is merely a pretext used by Arab regimes—from Amman to Beirut—to liquidate the Palestinian resistance, which often embarrasses these governments. The article concludes with a bitter reminder that Palestinians are ultimately treated as "unwelcome guests" across the Arab world and must realize that their only true salvation is establishing an independent state in Palestine.
• A Resolution for Memory and History!!
  An opinion column discussing United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning Palestine and the limitations of international diplomacy in resolving the conflict.
• A State… at the Right Time!
  Newspaper article by Suna al-Bitar discussing political developments in Jordan and the Arab world, including the rule of King Hussein, the Palestinian question, political repression, and calls for democratic reform and popular participation. The article criticises authoritarian governance and argues for political change based on public rights and representation.
• A statement on the current Arab state of affairs, by the Sudanese Communist Party (1978)
  A sixteen page booklet issued by the Sudanese Communist Party, entitled 'A statement on current Arab state of affairs', criticising Sadat's visit to Israel and the willingness of Egypt and the Arab world to make concessions to American demands, especially with regard to the Palestinians.
• A statement to our Brothers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
  A handwritten statement addressed to the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1967)
• A statement to the Palestinian people and the Arab World
  A handwritten statement to the Palestinian people and the Arab World (1967)
• A Whisper to Professors Al-Sharif and Al-Taji / Free Word: Nizar Qabbani Poem
  A message from Hebron Mayor Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Ja'bari urging writers Abdul Rahim Al-Sharif and Hamdi al-Taji to halt side debates over unity and focus on solving the primary national crisis, accompanied by a poem by Nizar Qabbani.