July 31 was a very big anniversary for Palestinian Arab history - by Elder of Ziyon

...But since it was done by Arab leaders, and supposedly for their own good, no one talks about it.

Elder of Ziyon..
03 August '16..

July 31 was a very big anniversary for Palestinian Arab history. Yet amongst all the anniversaries that Palestinians mark, I didn't see anyone talking about July 31 this year.

On July 31, 1988, Jordan's King Hussein announced that - at the PLO's request - he was cutting all administrative and legal ties with Arabs who lived on the West Bank of the Jordan river.

With the stroke of a pen, over a million Palestinians changed from being Jordanian citizens to becoming citizens of nothing.

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