1. This essay does not deal with the dilemmas of the education of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel.
2. Only after the emergence of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) did Palestinians have the opportunity of even partially addressing themselves to the content of education and its relevance. And by 1972 systematic discussions were being conducted under the auspices of the Planning Centre of the PLO with the aim of understanding the impact of the various educational systems on the Palestinians as a measure preparatory to taking remedial action. At present it is too early to anticipate the impact of such deliberations; their importance is simply that for the first time in history a specifically Palestinian authority is demonstrating serious concern for the future educational development of the people.
3. These conclusions are drawn from the preliminary study which the Planning Centre of the PLO conducted. See Markaz al-Takhtit, Munadhamat al-Tahrir al Filastiniya, Tahlil al-Manakij al-Ijtima'iya fi al-Urdun wa Lubnan wa Suriya (Beirut, 1972), pp. 14-26, 55-56.