I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti6/5/2023 In Egypt he marries and has a son, but is forced to leave the country and settle-without his family-in Budapest. And on June 5, while in the process of winning a university degree, he loses his home: Ramallah has fallen to the Israeli army. On June 5, he has three exams standing between him and graduation. In spring 1967, Barghouti left Deir Ghassanah, a village outside of Ramallah, to return to Cairo for his university exams. Even after 50 years, their attachment to home is awesome-especially when it is realized that many of them have never laid eyes on Palestine.įor Mourid Barghouti in I Saw Ramallah, the bridge home still exists, but the road to it has been filled with catastrophes and misfortunes. Scattered around the world, the refugees from 1948, their numbers swelled by those from 1967, now total an estimated 5 million. Of the several final status issues yet to be honestly examined under Oslo, that of the Palestinian refugees-and their right to return-ranks among the most emotive.
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