Morris' earlier work exposed the realities of how 700,000 Palestinians became refugees during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. While the focus of this edition remains the war and exodus, new archival material considers what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how these events led to the collapse of urban Palestine. Revealing battles and atrocities that contributed to the disintegration of rural communities, the story is harrowing. The refugees now number four million and their cause remains a major obstacle to regional peace. First Edition Hb (1988): 0-521-33028-9 First Edition Pb (1989): 0-521-33889-1
Author(s): Benny Morris
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
Edition: 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 664
Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 4
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 23
Introduction to revised edition......Page 25
ENDNOTES......Page 32
1 Background: a brief history......Page 33
PALESTINIAN JEWISH SOCIETY......Page 38
MILITARY PREPARATION......Page 40
PALESTINIAN ARAB SOCIETY......Page 41
MILITARY PREPARATIONS......Page 52
THE ARAB WORLD......Page 58
ENDNOTES......Page 60
2 The idea of ‘transfer’ in Zionist thinking before 1948......Page 63
ENDNOTES......Page 85
3 The first wave: the Arab exodus, December 1947 – March 1948......Page 89
YISHUV POLICY, DECEMBER 1947 – MARCH 1948......Page 92
PALESTINIAN ARAB POLICY DURING NOVEMBER 1947 – MARCH 1948......Page 110
JEWISH AND ARAB PEACE-MAKING EFFORTS, DECEMBER 1947 TO MARCH 1948......Page 114
Haifa......Page 123
Jaffa......Page 133
Jerusalem......Page 140
The Coastal Plain......Page 149
FLIGHT FROM OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES, DECEMBER 1947 – MARCH 1948......Page 154
THE ARAB AUTHORITIES’ RESPONSES TO THE EXODUS, DECEMBER 1947 – MARCH 1948......Page 157
ENDNOTES......Page 163
4 The second wave: the mass exodus, April–June 1948......Page 187
Tiberias......Page 205
Haifa......Page 210
Jaffa......Page 235
Safad......Page 245
Beisan (Beit Shean)......Page 250
Acre......Page 252
THE COUNTRYSIDE......Page 256
OPERATION NAHSHON......Page 257
THE BATTLE OF MISHMAR HA‘EMEK......Page 264
THE BATTLE OF RAMAT YOHANAN......Page 268
THE COASTAL PLAIN......Page 269
OPERATION YIFTAH (MIVTZA YIFTAH)......Page 272
OPERATION BEN-‘AMI (MIVTZA BEN-‘AMI)......Page 276
THE SOUTH, APRIL–JUNE 1948......Page 278
CONCLUSION......Page 286
ENDNOTES......Page 290
5 Deciding against a return of the refugees, April–December 1948......Page 333
ENDNOTES......Page 358
6 Blocking a return......Page 365
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ARAB VILLAGES......Page 366
TAKEOVER AND ALLOCATION OF ABANDONED LANDS, 1948–1949......Page 384
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SETTLEMENTS, 1948–1949......Page 393
ABSORPTION AND SETTLEMENT OF NEW IMMIGRANTS, 1948 – EARLY 1949......Page 406
ENDNOTES......Page 420
7 The third wave: the Ten Days (9–18 July) and the Second Truce (18 July–15 October)......Page 438
THE NORTH......Page 439
THE CENTRE......Page 447
THE SOUTH......Page 460
OPERATIONS DURING THE SECOND TRUCE, JULY–OCTOBER 1948......Page 462
ENDNOTES......Page 472
8 The fourth wave: the battles and exodus of October–November 1948......Page 486
THE SOUTH......Page 489
THE NORTH......Page 497
CONCLUSION......Page 514
ENDNOTES......Page 516
THE NORTH......Page 529
THE SOUTH......Page 541
THE CENTRE......Page 553
ENDNOTES......Page 560
THE PALESTINE CONCILIATION COMMISSION AND LAUSANNE I: STALEMATE......Page 573
THE GAZA PLAN INTERLUDE......Page 585
THE PCC AND LAUSANNE II: THE ‘100,000 OFFER’ AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE TALKS......Page 594
ENDNOTES......Page 604
Conclusion......Page 612
ENDNOTES......Page 624
THE NUMBER OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES......Page 626
ENDNOTES......Page 628
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES......Page 629
PRIMARY SOURCES......Page 633
SECONDARY WORKS......Page 634
Index......Page 641
