Folke Bernadotte citations

Folke Bernadotte est un diplomate suédois, né le 2 janvier 1895 à Stockholm. Il est connu pour avoir négocié la libération de 15 000 prisonniers des camps de concentration durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il est mort assassiné le 17 septembre 1948 à Jérusalem, par des membres du groupe terroriste juif sioniste Lehi. Wikipedia

✵ 2. janvier 1895 – 17. septembre 1948

Folke Bernadotte: Citations en anglais

“It is … undeniable that no settlement can be just and complete if recognition is not accorded to the right of the Arab refugee to return to the home from which he has been dislodged by the hazards and strategy of the armed conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. The majority of these refugees have come from territory which … was to be included in the Jewish State. The exodus of Palestinian Arabs resulted from panic created by fighting in their communities, by rumours concerning real or alleged acts of terrorism, or expulsion. It would be an offence against the principles of elemental justice if these innocent victims of the conflict were denied the right to return to their homes while Jewish immigrants flow into Palestine, and, indeed, at least offer the threat of permanent replacement of the Arab refugees who have been rooted in the land for centuries.”

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Folke Bernadotte

From the "Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine" http://web.archive.org/web/20051210224540/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/ab14d4aafc4e1bb985256204004f55fa!OpenDocument by Folke Bernadotte. 16 September 1948. United Nations General Assembly Doc. A/648. Part one, section V, paragraph 6.