FRIDAY APRIL 1 - National Health Insurance: A Washington Perspective - Recognition of Palestinian Rights Must Be the First Step to Negotiations

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Program and editorial-style pages for a public event featuring named speakers and an institutional context. It includes announcements for multiple Fridays in April, ticket pricing and reservation instructions, club officers and publication details, and a substantial address by Hasan Abdel-Rahman on Middle East conflict distinctions and Palestinian dispossession. The text also outlines a historical timeline of Zionist settlement and intentions, links 1948 state formation to the Palestinian diaspora and refugees, and describes P.L.O. recognition in 1974.

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First Wave of Invasion

Zionist Colonialist Intentions

"Three Million Jews in Palestine——Four Million Arabs in Refugee Camps"

FRIDAY,APRIL 1st,12 NOONG0LD BALLRO0M,SHERATON-PALACE HOTEL The HonorableROBERT H.FROEHLKE President Health Insurance Association of America"NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE一A WASHINGTON PERSPECTIVE” As president of the Health nsurance Association of America,Mr.Froehlke represents com-panies which write more than 85%of all the health insurance written in this country bycommercial insurance companies.The Association acts as liaison on the Washington sceneas well as with state insurance departments and in governmental and legislative matters. CLARENCE POON,Quarterly Chairman Tickets $6.50 at door FRIDAY,APRIL 8th,12 NOONG0LD BALLRO0M,SHERATOM-PALACE HOTE The Honorable ALAN CRANSTON U.S.Senator from California Tickets $6.50 at door ADVANCE TICKET SALE LUNCHEONFRIDAY,APRIL 15th,12 NOONGRAND BALLRO0M,FAIRMONT HOTEHon.EDMUND G.BROWN,JR.Governor of California SPECIAL ADVANCE TICKETS $10.00.Mail check and self-addressed,stamped envelope or callClub Office,362-4903,for reservations.Al unpaid reservations will be cancelled Wednesday,April 13th at 5:00 p.m. /.71一13 Recognition of Palestinian Rights Must Be the FirstStep to Negotiations,According to Hasan Rahman FRIDAY FLASHES-MAR.18+h From Address byHASAN ABDEL-RAHMAN Deputy Permanent Observer of the PalestineLiberation Organization fo the United Nations "When we address ourselves to what iscalled the Middle East conflict,it is essen-tial that a distinction be made betweentwo unidentical,yet interrelated,aspectsof the problem.The first aspect concernsIsrael's occupation of territories whichbelong to two sovereign Arab nations—namely,Syria and Egypt.The second re-fers to the uprooting and national dispos-session of the Palestinian people,a resultof Zionist settlement of Palestine and thecreation of the State of Israel on the na-tional soil of the Palestinian people.Thissecond aspect constitutes the core of theMiddle East conflict. # First Wave of Invasion The first wave of Zionist invasion ofPalestine began in 1881.The population ofPalestine exceeded 500,000,of which only MR②00 20,000 were Jews and the remainder,Moslems and Christians.Every segmentof the population enjoyed the religioustolerance characteristic of our culture. Between the years 1881 and 1917,theZionist movement succeeded in settling 50,000 Jews in Palestine. In 1917,the Zionist movement suc-ceeded in getting the British government | OFFICERS OF THE CLUB 1977
The Commonwealth
David J.McDanlel___ ____Presldent
Bradley B.Garretson …Vice President
Renee Rubln___Chmn.Exec.Committee
Published every Monday by the
Howard G.Vesper--------_Secretary
Commonwealth Club of California
Henry T.Maschal --___Treasurer
681 Market Street
MichaelJ.Brassington
San FranclscoCallfornla 94105
------------- Executive Director
(415)362-4903
GOVERNORS OF THE CLUB 1977
Editor:Jane M.Rumolo
John B.Bates,Bernice W.Behrens,Dean
Daskarolls,Vernon L.Goodin,Eugene M.
Herson,Donald P.Krotz,Bruce T.Mitch-
ell,M.Lester O'Shea,Dr.Edgar E.Robin-
son,Justice Allison M.Rouse,Renee
Second class postage paid at San Francisco,
Rubin,John R.ShumanBenjamin H.
California.Subscription rate S6.00 per year in-
Swig.
cluded in annual membership dues. | | --- | 77 UMI to issue the infamous Balfour Declaration,which committed Britain to help createa Jewish national home in Palestine,at atime when the Arabs were fighting withthe allies in World War I.In the periodbetween 1917 and 1947,while Palestinewas under the British mandate,the Zion-ist movement,in collaboration with themandatory power,settled over 500,000Jews in Palestine,against the wishes andwill of the indigenous population. # Zionist Colonialist Intentions The struggle of our people started atthe same time that they became aware ofthe colonialist intentions of the Zionistsand the role of the big powers in facilitat-ing the process of

FAQs

What distinction is emphasized in the address about the Middle East conflict?

The address distinguishes Israel’s occupation of territories belonging to sovereign Arab nations from the uprooting and national dispossession of the Palestinian people, described as the core of the conflict.

How does the text describe the beginning of Zionist invasion and settlement?

It states the first wave of Zionist invasion began in 1881 and describes growth of Jewish settlement in Palestine up through key periods leading to the British mandate.

What impact does the 1948 proclamation of the State of Israel have according to the document?

It marks the beginning of the Palestinian diaspora, with over one million Palestinians becoming refugees and many towns and villages being destroyed.

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