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"Where to ...?" by Ismail Shammout

A painting depicting the 1948 Palestinian expulsion from Lydda and Ramle in July 1948.

Source: [1]. It says: "Material: Oil on Canvas, 95X120 cm Year: 1953. The Artist's collection, Amman.

• The image is a low-resolution version of the painting and our use of it does not affect its monetary value.
• It is being used in a section about the painting and other works of art created in response to the Palestinian exodus.
• The artist was himself expelled from Lydda in 1948, so his artwork is especially significant as a primary historical source.
• There is no free equivalent.
• The use of the painting serves to enhance the reader's understanding of the impact of the event on the people who were involved in it.
• The image has iconic status among the Palestinian people. See, for example, Gannit Ankori's "Palestinian Art", Reaktion Books, 2006, pp. 48–50.

• The image is a low-resolution version of the painting and our use of it does not affect its monetary value.
• It is being used in a section which describes the painting. This will help to enhance the reader's understanding of the painting.
• There is no free equivalent.