Word: hussaini
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...HUSSAINI: Palestine was never without any people. The problem is-I think he knows it very well-that this Jewish national home has been established on our lands, at our expense. Therefore, I cannot return, and thousands are living in refugee camps...
...HUSSAINI: It is a fact that I cannot return. The Israeli government would allow me to visit for two months, and then I have to leave. That is, of course, the greatest insult. So when you talk about armed struggle and so on, the Israelis have used armed struggle-violence-to occupy these territories. If you are against armed struggle, you should condemn the Israeli army...
...HUSSAINI: I feel that if we want to move toward peace, the Palestinian people should have a right to return to their homes and live as equals, not as second-class citizens...
...HUSSAINI: The question is what kind of Israel. Is it the state for all Jews in the world to go and live there? What boundaries? What kind of state? If it is a Jewish state, what will happen to me as a non-Jew? We are saying Palestine should be for the Israelis and the Palestinians and these two peoples should live with equal rights. I should have a right to live in Jerusalem, run for President if I want...
...HUSSAINI: Yes, a free plebiscite to see what the Palestinians want. Obviously, the Israeli government would not allow that. Dr. Perlmutter is talking about municipal elections. Of course the Palestinians have a right to run their towns. But if you would have a free plebiscite on the West Bank and in Gaza, the Palestinians would support the P.L.O. They would say they want to be free to run their own affairs, and would want to have a right to return to their homes in Israel proper...