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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.

Date created

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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0100.01.0858
Raising the Palestinian Flag Over the Embassy of Israeli in Iran after the Iranian Revolution, 1979

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