0290.02.0210
"The Defense Emergency Law in Palestine", a Letter by Elyas Kusa to the Editor of the Jerusalem Post, May 1970

Addressed by Elyas Kusa to the Editor of the Jerusalem Post on 18 May 1970, this formal letter discusses the Defense (Emergency) Law created by the British Mandate in 1945, which was applied in Palestine since 1948. Kusa points out, in his letter, the brutality of this law toward the people of Palestine. Attached to the letter is a note from the Jerusalem Post which apologizes for not having space to publish it.;Addressed by Elyas Kusa to the Editor of the Jerusalem Post on 18 May 1970, this formal letter discusses the Defense (Emergency) Law created by the British Mandate in 1945, which was applied in Palestine since 1948. Kusa points out, in his letter, the brutality of this law toward the people of Palestine. Attached to the letter is a note from the Jerusalem Post which apologizes for not having space to publish it.

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May 18 1970

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Mansour, Johnny. "The Elias Koussa Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Lama Ghosheh. October 2018. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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0290.02.0210
"The Defense Emergency Law in Palestine", a Letter by Elyas Kusa to the Editor of the Jerusalem Post, May 1970

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