Every time I mention the Nakba I seem to upset some people, and that’s fine, but even the IDF recognized the same facts as I do, so here is their report on the events. You can call the IDF anti-semitic if you so desire, some probably would flag this if I had not said where this came from.
Haganah/IDF Intelligence Branch. "Migration of Eretz Yisrael Arabs between December 1, 1947 and June 1, 1948.
1- General introduction
The purpose of this overview is to attempt to evaluate the intensity of the migration and its various development phases, elucidate the different factors that impacted population movement directly and assess the main migration trajectories. Of course, given the nature of statistical figures in Eretz Yisrael in general, which are, in themselves, deficient, it would be difficult to determine with certainty absolute numbers regarding the migration movement, but it appears that the figures provided herein, even if not certain, are close to the truth. Hence, a margin of error of ten to fifteen percent needs to be taken into account. The figures on the population in the area that lies outside the State of Israel are less accurate, and the margin of error is greater. This review summarizes the situation up until June 1st , 1948 (only in one case – the evacuation of Jenin, does it include a later occurrence).
The really interesting part is from pages 4 to 8, I have selected a few short passages although reading the whole paper won't take long.
4- Causes of Arab migration
Without a doubt, hostilities were the main factor in the population movement. Each and every district underwent a wave of migration as our actions in that area intensified and expanded. In general, for us, the month of May signified a transition into wide-scale operations, which is why the month of May involved the evacuation of the maximum number of locales. The departure of the English, which was
merely the other side of the coin, did, of course, help evacuation, but it appears that more than affecting migration directly, the British evacuation freed our hands to take action.
To summarize the previous sections, one could, therefore, say that the impact of “Jewish military action” (Haganah and Dissidents) on the migration was decisive, as some 70% of the residents left their communities and migrated as a result of these actions.
Note that it was not always the intensity of the attack that was decisive, as other factors became particularly prominent – mostly psychological factors. The element of surprise, long stints of shelling with extremely loud blasts, and loudspeakers in Arabic proved very effective when properly used (mostly Haifa!)
My interpretation of “migration” differs from theirs, halfway would be “forced migration”, oh well, never mind.
Now the problem with victors is not only do they write the history but tend to edit it to their advantage to avoid any discussion of, ssshhh, ethnic cleansing.
Proof of editing you say, here it is.
Special Document File: THE ERASURE OF THE NAKBA IN ISRAEL’S ARCHIVES
SETH ANZISKA
A 2019 investigation by the Israeli NGO Akevot and Haaretz newspaper has uncovered official suppression of crucial documents about the Nakba in Israeli archives. The Journal of Palestine Studies is publishing print excerpts and a full online version of the buried “migration report,” which details **Israel’s depopulation of Palestinian villages in the first six months of the 1948 war, a document thatclearly undermines official Israeli state narratives about the course of events. Inmethodical fashion, this report provides contemporaneous documentation of Israeli culpability in the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and the
systematic depopulation of so-called Arab villages in the first six months of the war. Alongside a discussion of key revelations in the newly available document, this introduction situates the broader pattern of erasure within historiographical debates over 1948 and questions of archival access. It examines how accounts of Israel’s birth and Palestinian statelessness have been crafted in relation to the
underlying question: who has permission to narrate the past.
**See the previous report.
A good documentary was produced by Al Jazeera [Oh noes now I have committed a high crime, damn] for balance,
You can watch the next 2 parts on YouTube.
About the denial:-
Denying the Nakba, 75 Years Later: A Democracy in Exile Roundtable
By removing the Nakba from the narrative of Israel and the Palestinians, and subsequently from the situation referred to as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Western world has been able to treat the Israeli-Palestinian situation with the same levels of cognitive dissonance as Israelis themselves. It has allowed the West to approach Israelis and Palestinians with a false sense of parity.
Frederick Deknatel is the Executive Editor of Democracy in Exile, the DAWN journal.
Right, are we all up to date?
FYI.
Some notes
i] When writing I/P be careful of your sources, we all make mistakes, as I have said before, please point mine out with cross references. Read both sides.
ii] Hamas’ vile attack on the 7th of October was unprecedented in its horror and violence, however, it was not necessary to exaggerate them re: the MSM.
iii] Israel’s war in reply is unprecedented and disproportionate.
iv} History of I/P did not start on the 7th of October 2023 no matter how much some want it to be so, this “war” cannot be treated in isolation.
v] If the Western MSM would do its job I would not feel it necessary to write these diaries. I am no fan of grim and utter tragedy. Even Haaretz has fallen into this trap although it seems to be recovering slightly.
I’ll finish with a prescient quote
"If we keep these lands, popular [Palestinian] resistance to the occupation is sure to rise, and Israel's army will be used to quell that resistance, with disastrous and demoralising results”.Israeli General Matityahu Peled (1923-1995), addressing Israeli Cabinet meeting under Levi Eshkol immediately after the June 1967 war.