Folke Bernadotte Zitate

Folke Bernadotte Graf von Wisborg war ein schwedischer Offizier und Philanthrop. Von 1943 bis 1948 war er Vizepräsident und später Präsident des Schwedischen Roten Kreuzes. 1948 wurde er Vermittler der Vereinten Nationen in Palästina; am 17. September desselben Jahres wurde er von Angehörigen der zionistischen Terroristen-Gruppe Lechi erschossen. Wikipedia

✵ 2. Januar 1895 – 17. September 1948

Folke Bernadotte: Zitate auf Englisch

“It is … undeniable that no settlement can be just and complete if recognition is not accorded to the right of the Arab refugee to return to the home from which he has been dislodged by the hazards and strategy of the armed conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. The majority of these refugees have come from territory which … was to be included in the Jewish State. The exodus of Palestinian Arabs resulted from panic created by fighting in their communities, by rumours concerning real or alleged acts of terrorism, or expulsion. It would be an offence against the principles of elemental justice if these innocent victims of the conflict were denied the right to return to their homes while Jewish immigrants flow into Palestine, and, indeed, at least offer the threat of permanent replacement of the Arab refugees who have been rooted in the land for centuries.”

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Folke Bernadotte

From the "Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine" http://web.archive.org/web/20051210224540/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/ab14d4aafc4e1bb985256204004f55fa!OpenDocument by Folke Bernadotte. 16 September 1948. United Nations General Assembly Doc. A/648. Part one, section V, paragraph 6.