text: UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/2 27 June 1990 Ociqinal: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Forty-second session Item 6 of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS INCLUDING POLICIES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION AND OF APARTHEID, IN ALL COUNTRIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COLONIAL AND OTHER DEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES: REPORT OF THE SUB- COMMISSION UNDER COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION 8 (XXIII) Written statement submitted by the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD), a non­ governmental organization in consultative status (Category II) The Secretary-General has received the following communication which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1296 (XLIV). (22 June 1990) GE.90-12419/3891a E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/2 page 2 THE FORGOTTEN PALESTINIANS 1. Of all the segments of the fragmented and dispersed Palestinian people, the one that has been abandoned and even forgotten by the international community is the remnant of Palestinian society which managed (against great odds) to remain in what became in 1948-1949 the State of Israel. It is to its credit that the international community has responded as well as it has - especially since the beginning of the intifada - to the needs of the beleaauered Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strio. However, as has happened at other critical iunctures in Palestinian history, the international community seems to view the intifada in isolation from its historical context. Without minimizing the importance of the intifada, it must be emohasized that this uprising is only the latest stage pf a tragedy whose seeds were planted at the turn of the century and came into first bloom in 1948. 
analysis: The text appears to be a report submitted to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, focusing on the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly in the context of racial discrimination and apartheid. The report highlights the plight of a specific group, the Palestinians who remained in what became the State of Israel after the 1948-1949 war. The text emphasizes the historical context of the Palestinian tragedy and the need for the international community to acknowledge its roots.