On April 3, 1949, the Near East Broadcasting Station (Cyprus) said: "It must not be forgotten that the Arab Higher Committee encouraged the refugees' flight from their homes in Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem."
What happened is the Arab armies convinced the Palestinians to leave. The plan was to destroy Israel on its first day of existence, then these former residents would take possession of everything.
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"The Arab States encouraged the Palestine Arabs to leave their homes temporarily in order to be out of the way of the Arab invasion armies," according to the Jordanian newspaper Filastin (February 19, 1949).
One refugee quoted in the Jordan newspaper, Ad Difaa (September 6, 1954), said: "The Arab government told us: Get out so that we can get in. So we got out, but they did not get in."
These are just the very succinct statements. There are many more that are longer. The basic idea remains: those who start war, abandon territory, and then lose the war they started have no rights or claims to anything.
That's your nakba.
Notice that's neither pro Israel nor anti Pali. It's simply historical fact. You can still make the case that the Balfour Declaration was whack, and that Palis aren't refugees but still deserve better. Arab Nations should've been hosting them all along though, they're the ones who made promises and failed to deliver.
Look at some facts:
On April 3, 1949, the Near East Broadcasting Station (Cyprus) said: "It must not be forgotten that the Arab Higher Committee encouraged the refugees' flight from their homes in Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem."
What happened is the Arab armies convinced the Palestinians to leave. The plan was to destroy Israel on its first day of existence, then these former residents would take possession of everything.
More sources:
"The Arab States encouraged the Palestine Arabs to leave their homes temporarily in order to be out of the way of the Arab invasion armies," according to the Jordanian newspaper Filastin (February 19, 1949).
One refugee quoted in the Jordan newspaper, Ad Difaa (September 6, 1954), said: "The Arab government told us: Get out so that we can get in. So we got out, but they did not get in."
These are just the very succinct statements. There are many more that are longer. The basic idea remains: those who start war, abandon territory, and then lose the war they started have no rights or claims to anything.
That's your nakba.
Notice that's neither pro Israel nor anti Pali. It's simply historical fact. You can still make the case that the Balfour Declaration was whack, and that Palis aren't refugees but still deserve better. Arab Nations should've been hosting them all along though, they're the ones who made promises and failed to deliver.
Israel doesn't need our money.