in may 1948 swedish diplomat count falk. count bernadotte visited war-torn palestinian villages and refugee camps in palestine and jordan , where crowded spaces lined long queues for simple food and medical aid. observed the insignificant closely. he defended the right of palestinians to return to their homes. in a report dated september 16, 1948, comte bernadotte wrote: "if these innocent victims are not allowed to return to their homes, it is an affront to the basic principles of justice." his initial proposal was to establish clear borders through negotiation and economic alliance between the two countries, but the return of palestinian refugees to their homes his proposal was rejected. you can go and then we can see what happens that hope that i will continue my mission as mediator from palestine we have too and uh this is now set back i had or we had i would like to say success in the beginning it goes up and down now we are a little down but i am not at all a broken man over this end of course i am still hopeful that we