Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war
The article's own definition changed. It once opened as “a list of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war” with a stated definition of the word. Today it opens by saying massacres and acts of terror “were conducted by and against both sides” and then describes only “a campaign of massacres and violence against the Arab population”.
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This is a list of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Massacre here means any event in which many civilian lives were lost. The information about massacres of Arabs has been researched extensively by Benny Morris , see [1] . Information about massacres of Jews comes from other sources. Note: In many cases the actual number of killed is very uncertain, and many of the facts are disputed. Details will appear on the page devoted to each incident.1
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Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and unarmed soldiers.
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Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and unarmed soldiers. Historians disagree concerning the effect these killings and massacres had on the 1948 Palestinian exodus .They also disagree whether or not these killings and massacres were carried out with the intent of hastening the exodus.
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Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and unarmed soldiers. Historians disagree concerning the effect these killings and massacres had on the 1948 Palestinian exodus and if whether or not these killings and massacres were carried out with the intent of hastening it.
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Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and unarmed soldiers. 1948 Arab-Israeli War The historiography of the events has been revisited by the New Historians , starting in the 1980s as well as by Palestinian scholars.
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During the 1948 Palestine war , massacres and acts of terror were conducted by and against both sides.A campaign of massacres and violence against the Arab population – such as occurred in the expulsions from Lydda and Ramle and the Fall of Haifa – led to the expulsion and flight of over 700,000 Palestinians , with most of their urban areas being depopulated and destroyed .This violence and dispossession of the Palestinians is known today as the Nakba ( Arabic for "the disaster").The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited .It is impossible to arrive at a definite persuasive estimate.My predilection would be to opt for the loose contemporary British formula, that of 'between 600,000 and 760,000' refugees; but, if pressed, 700,000 is probably a fair estimate Memo US Department of State, 4 May 1949 .One of the most important problems which must be cleared up before a lasting peace can be established in Palestine is the question of the more than 700,000 Arab refugees who during the Palestine conflict fled from their homes in what is now Israeli occupied territory and are at present living as refugees in Arab Palestine and the neighbouring Arab states.Approximately 700,000 refugees from the Palestine hostilities, now located principally in Arab Palestine, Transjordan, Lebanon and Syria, will require repatriation to Israel or resettlement in the Arab states.
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“massacre” appeared 4 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
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