The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem RevisitedBenny Morris' The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem was published in 1988. Its startling revelations about how and why 700,000 Palestinians left their homes and became refugees during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 undermined traditional interpretations as to whether they left voluntarily or were expelled as part of a systematic plan. This book represents a revised edition of the earlier work, compiled on the basis of newly-opened Israeli military archives. While the focus remains the 1948 war and the analysis of the Palestinian exodus, the new material contains more information about what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how events there led to the collapse of Palestinian urban society. It also sheds light on the battles and atrocities that resulted in the disintegration of rural communities. The story is a harrowing one. The refugees now number four million and their existence remains a major obstacle to peace. |
Contents
Background a brief history | 9 |
The idea of transfer in Zionist thinking before 1948 | 39 |
The first wave the Arab exodus December 1947March 1948 | 65 |
The second wave the mass exodus AprilJune 1948 | 163 |
Deciding against a return of the refugees AprilDecember 1948 | 309 |
Blocking a return | 341 |
The third wave the Ten Days918 Julyand the second truce 18 July15 October | 414 |
The fourth wave the battles and exodus of OctoberNovember 1948 | 462 |
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Common terms and phrases
abandoned aleph Alexandroni Alexandroni Brigade Allon April Arab Affairs Arab villages army attack Aviv Battalion beduin Beit Ben-Gurion Brigade British Cabinet Carmel Carmeli Carmeli Brigade civilian commanders Committee conquest DBG-YH December Defence destruction dunams Egyptian entry Ethridge evacuation exodus expelled expulsion Eytan fled flight Gaza Giv'ati Golani Haganah Haifa Hashmonai HHA-ACP Hiram HIS-AD houses Husseini IDFA immigrants inhabitants ISA FM Israel Israeli Jaffa Jerusalem Jewish Jews July June Kafr Khirbet Kibbutz killed land leaders Logbook Lydda Mapai Mapam March military governor Minister Ministry Mishmar Muslim Negev neighbourhoods neighbouring Northern Front Operation Dani Operation Hiram Operational Order organised Palestine Palestinian Palmah HQ political population Protocol of meeting Ramle Report Safad Sasson settlement Sharett Sheikh Shertok Shitrit Tiberias Tiroshi town transfer troops truce Tzuri undated units Unsigned Weitz Western Galilee Yadin Yiftah Yishuv Zionist
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Political Parties and Terrorist Groups Leonard Weinberg,Ami Pedahzur,Arie Perliger No preview available - 2009 |