How the 1967 War Came Home to Me

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Hanan Ashrawi was published by The New York Times on June 5, 2017.

“RAMALLAH, West Bank – On June 5, 1967, I was a student at the American University of Beirut majoring in English literature. That morning, I woke early to finish a research paper on James Joyce’s Ulysses. As had been my habit, I turned on the BBC News. I discovered, to my horror, that war had broken out back home.

 

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