Libya - Gaddafi On Palestinians’ Temporary Return

(25 Oct 1995) T/I: 10:54:42 Libyan leader Moammer Gaddafi announced on Wednesday (25/10) he would suspend his country’s expulsion of Palestinians, and allow those stranded on the border with Egypt to return temporarily. “We are going to give the Arabs and the world a last chance,“ he said in Sirte, his administrative capital. “We are going to try to convince the Palestinians to stay in Libya for a period of three to six months, despite their insistence on the right to return“ to their homeland. SHOWS: SIRTE, LIBYA 25/10 Gaddafi into room for news conference Gaddafi to microphones and sits down Gaddafi SOT (in Arabic) saying the Palestinians have been kicked out of Palestine, not from Libya Cutaways More SOT: “This is the last chance. We are trying to convince them they can come back until their studies end. There are 10,000 Palestinian students in Libya.“ Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: