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Raising the Palestinian Flag Over the Embassy of Israeli in Iran after the Iranian Revolution, 1979

Taken in 1979, this black-and-white photograph shows a glimpse of a speech delivered by Yaser ʿarafat at the Embassy of Israeli in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. After the Revolution, the Embassy became the PLO's (Palestine Liberation Organization) headquarter for its diplomatic representation where the Palestinian flag was raised after the fall of the Shah.

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1979

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Yousef al-Qutob (Photographer and journalist at the Palestinian News & Information Agency - WAFA), recorded interview with PMDA researcher Samar Ozrail, July 2019, non-transcript, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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0100.01.1088
Raising the Palestinian Flag Over the Embassy of Israeli in Iran after the Iranian Revolution, 1979

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