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Omar al-Bitar

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Omar al-Bitar
Omar al-Bitar, second from right, here seen with (from left to right) Israel Rokach, Mustafa al-Khalidi, Harold MacMichael, and, on el-Bitar's right, Shabtai Levy.

Omar al-Bitar (Arabic: عمر البيطار; also Romanized as Omar el-Bitar) (1880–1946) was a Palestinian politician who served as the mayor of Jaffa during the British colonial period.

He was described as "a quintessential symbol of Jaffa in his time."

References

  1. ^ "Omar al-Bitar - Politicians (1880 - 1946)". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question – palquest. Institute for Palestine Studies and Palestine Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. Khalidi, Walid. Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians, 1876-1948. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1991, 296.
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