World Truth League - Number 163

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Curator's note: According to Dr. Salim Tamari this poster, and the others in the "World Truth League" series, may be the earliest posters ever to articulate the Palestinian right of return. The date printed in the upper right hand corner is "November 1949" which makes the posters in this series the earliest right of return posters in the PPPA. There is also a number next to the date: 163. This number may indicate that this poster is one of a series.
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1949 posters Inbox x SALIM TAMARI 8:17 AM (2 hours ago) to me, Rochelle Dear Dan and Rochelle These two posters are dated 1949, and not 1980 as listed in the poster project. This is a better copy and you can use it on the site The originals belong to George al Ama from Beitlahem. I think the date is significant because this makes them the EARLIEST posters on refugees and the right of return that I know of. Note that the posters are dated november and december so there may be more in the series. Salim Begin forwarded message: poster-RightToReturn1949-Nada.pdf 689K View Download Rochelle Davis 8:11 AM (2 hours ago) to SALIM, me Amazing. Re-writes the history of posters. For another image in the series, see Marcy's post about these posters at Badil-- and she's got some suggestions as to who: https://bodyontheline.wordpress.com/tag/world-truth-league/ It also seems that A.F. Albina was part of this World Truth League. http://books.google.com.tr/books/about/If_You_Were_to_be_Judged_by_a_Cou... Salim -- do you think any of the Albina's that you know would know more?

Dan Walsh Nov 8 to Salim, Rochelle shokran welakin an mortubak...(jiddan) I created a new SpC for The World Truth League since there may be others in this series: http://www.palestineposterproject.org/special-collection/world-truth-league Salim, you said the dates for these two posters at the PPPA were 1948 and 1980 BUT I don't seem to have TWO WTL posters...only one - WTL - 2. Where did you find the other one at the PPPA? Please send me the url. I have had a number of inquiries about the WTL poster since I put it up but I could never help cause I know nothing about them. Also, they not only establish the earliest refugee/poster date they also do immediate/permanent damage to the myth that the Palestinians "left" their homes and had no intention of returning. Rochelle Davis Nov 8 to me, Salim Yes, indeed Dan. Salim's pdf has 2 posters in it -- but one of them is the one you already have up in the frame (the original from Nehad). In total, I've seen three posters - the three that you have up now.