Palestinian Freedom Fighters: Kuwait 1970
In March 1970, the state of Kuwait issued a series of three stamps honoring the Palestinian Freedom Fighters.
In the 1970s and 1980s palestinians commandos carried attacks against the israeli occupation forces in the palestinian territories occupied by the israeli army in the 6 days war of June 1967. In 1987, the Palestinian population under Israeli occupation started a started a general popular uprising (or Intifada in Arabic).
The three stamps show palestinian fighters with the dome of the rock in the Aqsa mosque of Jerusalem in the backgroud.
YT: 466-468
Scott: 492-494 (A103) –
