Expulsion of the Palestinians : The Concept of 'Transfer' in Zionist Political Thought, 1882 - 1948
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/1992
الناشر: مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية
نبذة الناشر:"Almost entirely based on declassified Israeli archival material, Dr. Masalha's sober and carefully researched account shows conclusively that "transfer" - a euphemism for expulsion -- was from the start an integral part of Zionism...(an) impressive and timely book...quietly devastating research." Rt. Hon. Lord Gilmour, The ...Guardian (London) From the beginning of the Zionist enterprise to found a Jewish national home, or state, in Palestine, Zionists have been confronted with what was called the "Arab problem" - the fact that the "Land of Israel" was already populated. In this meticulous work, Nur Masalha examines one of the proposed solutions to that problem - the transfer of the indigenous Palestinian population to neighboring Arab lands. The result of Masalha's research is the most comprehensive study to date on the concept of transfer in Zionist thinking from the late nineteenth century up to the 1948 war. It documents the extent to which transfer was embraced by the highest levels of leadership, including virtually all the Founding Fathers of the Israeli state. Expulsion of the Palestinians is invaluable for the light it throws on the attitudes towards the Palestinians of the political and military decision-makers on the eve of the exodus of some 750,000 Palestinians. About the Author: Nur Masalha is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He has taught at both, as well as at the University of Bristol in England. إقرأ المزيد