The research paper studies Sami Al-Keelani’s short stories collection,

Three minus one. The collection includes twenty-three short stories and deals with a prominent period of Palestinian history under occupation.

I have tried to clarify the relation between the author and the collection justification for the choice of topics, and the relationship between these topics and the Socio-Political reality under which the author lives .Also, I have studied certain technical aspects of the collection as exposition, characters, language and style.

I have also explored certain aspects of the short story in the occupied territories, aspects which can shed light on the nature of Palestinian literature under occupation.