Mr. President. since the June 1967 ArabIsraeli war. we have all rediscovered the tragedy of the Arab refugees. Unfortunately many have concluded either that their fate was unavoidable or that the Israelis must be at fault. Articles appear frequently with fullscale color photos of ragged children with empty soup bowls. Columnists note that Al Fatah finds its recruits primarily among the Arab refugees. United Nations relief workers shake their heads and complain that no solution appears possible. We are led to believe that it was always so. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Arab refugee has a littleknown counterpart. In the aftermath of the 1948 war for independence. the Arab States summarily expelled or condoned harassment of their substantial Jewish populations. From Algeria to Yemen and Egypt to Syria.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about Arab refugees being ragged children with empty soup bowls.