"About Bassam ash-Shakʿa's Deportation", an Article by David Scheller, the NYT, 6 December 1979

Handwritten in Arabic, this 3-page document shows an article entitled "About Bassam ash-Shakʿa's Deportation" by David Scheller. Published on 6 December 1979 in the New York Times, the article talks about ash-Shakʿa's deportation, the role and ability of Palestinian mayors in annulling the decision, and the role of ash-Shakʿa in obstructing the self-rule project because his issue increased the Palestinian rejection of said project. The article is concluded with statements by Raymonda at-Tawil, a Palestinian writer and journalist, about the frequent arrests in the West Bank, assaults on children at the Jalazone Palestinian Refugee Camp, and the confrontation between Arab and Jewish students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem which caused three injuries.