woensdag 7 november 2007

Salman Abu Sitta

'Lecture by the Palestinian scholar Salman Abu Sitta under the title: The Longest War against a People: The Palestinians' Struggle for Freedom.

Dr. Salman Abu Sitta is well known for his research work and is an ardent defender of the Palestinian right of return. Beginning november 2007 he gave two lectures in the Netherlands. His latest publications are The Atlas of Palestine en The Return Journey. A Guide to the Depopulated and Present Palestinian Towns and Villages and Holy Sites. Both books deal with the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948, the disaster which the Palestinians themselves call the Naqba. Salman Abu Sitta is Former member of Palestine National Council. Researcher on refugee affairs and author of over 50 papers on the subject. Founder of Palestine Land Society. Director of international development and construction projects.
Dr. Abu Sitta was and still the first of few to educate others about the plight of the Palestinian refugees and their Right Of Return. Abu Sitta's research in this matter is becoming a great asset to future historians and generations.'

The lecture: http://webdisk.planet.nl/houck006/default.aspx Lectures

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