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Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of "Transfer" in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948 Paperback – May 1, 1992

by Nur Masalha (Author)

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In this meticulous work, based almost entirely on Hebrew archival material, Nur Masalha examines the Zionist concept of "transfer," or the expulsion of the Palestinian population to neighboring Arab lands. Masalha establishes the extent to which "transfer" was embraced by the highest levels of Zionist leadership, including virtually all the Founding Fathers of the Israeli state.

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236 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Inst for Palestine Studies
Publication date

May 1, 1992
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6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0887282423
ISBN-13

978-0887282423
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"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...impressive and timely book...quietly devastating research." -- Rt. Hon. Lord Gilmour, The Guardian, London

"(An) impressive and timely bookquietly devastating research." -- Rt. Hon. Lord Gilmour, The Guardian (London)

(Dr. Masalha) shows using documents from the Israeli archives, that the flight of the Arab population from what became Israel in 1948 - which Israel's first president, Chiam Weizmann hailed as 'a miraculous clearing of the land' - was in fact 'less than a miracle than the culmination of over a half century of effort, plans and (in the end) brute force'. -- Edward Mortimer, Financial Times

Almost entirely based on declassified Israeli archival materials, 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 Gilmore, The Guardian [London]

Dr. Masalha's book will excite controversy, not because his conclusions can be challenged - the sources leave no doubt about the facts - but because the book exposes in detail the notion of the Zionist design and the means by which it was achieved...an important and scrupulous piece of revisionist history. -- Michael Adams, Middle East International

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Nur Masalha is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has taught at both, as well as at the University of Bristol in England.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inst for Palestine Studies (May 1, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0887282423
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0887282423
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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Nur Masalha is a Palestinian historian and academic. He is currently Professor of Religion and Politics and Director of the Centre for Religion and History and the Holy Land Research Project at St Mary's University College (University of Surrey, UK) and Professorial Research Associate, Department of History, School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). He is also the editor of Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal, published by Edinburgh University Press, and the author of many books on Palestine-Israel.

Masalha is also the historian commentator in the award–winning, documentary film “La Terre Parle Arabe” (the Land Speaks Arabic) (2007), directed by Maryse Gargour, which tells the story of the background and build-up to the 1948 Nakba and the expulsion of the Palestinians from the newly-created State of Israel.

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Coco Poco Loco

Ben-Gurion- 'Zionism means transfer'

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016

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David Ben-Gurion was the brilliant, indispensable man, the founder of the State of Israel. Ben-Gurion said, "Zionism means the transfer of the Jews."

By way of archival research, Professor Masalha has uncovered what Ben-Gurion meant. Through a careful examination of original sources, Dr. Masalha has identified key documents in both Hebrew and Arabic, which show to all the world that Zionism is nothing more than a rationale for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine.

According to zionist transfer ideology, everyone, whether Moslem or Christian must leave Israel. Everyone. No exceptions. Zionism means transfer. No compromise, no exceptions. Ben-Gurion's formula meant transfer of Zionists in and the transfer of non-Zionists out. Period.

Because a complete transfer has not yet been accomplished, the actual borders of Israel are not yet acknowledged by Israel itself. Even the formal definition of Israeli citizenship is yet unsettled.

After all, how can a "Jewish State" tolerate a status quo, in which 20% of the population of settled Israel is Arab? The provisional solution in Israel is to deny informal autonomy and formal equality to Palestinians.

Ben-Gurion's formula is of course a swindle, a pretext, a rationale for the ongoing agony conducted by Israel with US dollars, as Israel extends its Occupation and its colonies deeper and deeper into the land of abused Arabs and into the psyche of hoodwinked American Jews, many of whom enable their own enthrallment to racism, as if it were actually the Judaism of ancient days.

Professor Masalha has placed in his debt all of us who know in our bones and in our blood that the freedoms which arrive by way of self-determination and representative government, are not secure until oppressed people everywhere have their own full measure of these freedoms. Palestine must know it's freedoms in full, for our own freedoms to be secure. Clearly, our self-government is unfree as witnessed by the pandering of our US politicians, who line up to pay homage with our billions to the Golden Calf of Zionism.

Ben Cardin? Charles Schumer? Hillary Clinton? Are you listening?

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xander de rijk

A must read for everyone who wish to understand zionism

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2016

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Excellent wriiten, well documented based on Israeli archival material, this fine work gives a good overview that from the very start the zionist leadership was constant preoccupied with the large number of the native Gentiles living in Palestine, how to relocate them to another counrty in order to create a state with a vast Jewish majority. The local population should be transfered in order to make place for immigration and colonisation of Jewish people mainly from Europe and that state should start with the best (agricultural) areas in Palestine. In time their plans and actions became more detailed resulting finally in the expulsion of 750.000 Gentiles through the execution of plan Dalit. This event is called the Nakba by the Palestinians.

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Christopher M. Whitman Jr.

If you have never read Nur Masalha, this is a great intro to his work

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012

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Nur Masalha is a Palestinian Israeli researcher, author, and professor. He has a number of books, but this book is the one which he created his niche in the research of 1948. He details rather extensively over 200 pages the idea of transfer of the indigenous Palestinian population from Palestine in the Zionist ideology. He quotes leading figures of Zionism including all spectrums of the ideology including Ruppin, Jabotinsky, and Ben Gurion. Masalha in conjunction with Norman Finkelstein were the first to expose the fallacies in Benny Morris' original work "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem." I highly recommend this book and all of his books if you are interested in the subject.

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S. Hirsch

Well researched exploration into the historical causes for the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014

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With scholarly acumen this book analyses the subtitle ie the "concept of transfer in Zionist political thought". Based on a wide base of sources mostly from Zionist authors, it shows conclusively that the displacement of the Arabic population from Palestine in 1947/48 was not at all a "fortuitous accident" or even voluntarily as it has been called by Zionist politicians, but that it was deliberately engineered, practically prepared for since 1937 and ideologically aspired for since the birth of Zionism.

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Tigermarks

Excellent and well supported

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012

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This is an excellent and well supported book. I enjoyed reading it and am thankful that Masalha has collected all the facts on the matter. Those who are open to the truth cannot but be moved by the sheer injustice that has accompanied the whole Zionist project and the creation of the state of Israel.

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R@U65

A must read!

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015

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Great book, a real eye opener on the abuse commiter by the israeli occupation forces to the palestinian people.

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GIEL

A tragic story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2023

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This book relates the detail of the Zionist policy to clear Palestine of its Arab population. It often reminds one of Hitler’s plans for Lebensraum. It shows clearly that many human beings learn nothing from the past but quit happily imitate the most inhuman policies even if they themselves have suffered under them.

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ad fontes

An ample explanation for the Jewish-Palestinian conflict

Reviewed in Germany on February 12, 2018

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This book was already published in 1992. It's good to see that it has been reprinted several times, this edition is of 2009. The author describes detailed how already at the end of the 19th Century Jewish leaders planned a transfer of the native Arab population in Palestine to get a "clean" Jewish state. It's embarrassing to read names like Israel Zangwill, Chaim Weizman, Arthur Ruppin, Vladimir Jabotinski and Menahem Ussishkin, all in favor to get rid of the Arabs. The idea was fueled by a thinking of superiority, hate and pure arrogance. It was left to David Ben-Gurion to push out ca. 750000 Arabs from their ancient land where they had lived for generations. Without any compensation, of course.
This book with its ample notations gives the reader an excellent explanation for today's explosive situation in the Jewish-Palestinian conflict and the worldwide rising anti-Semitism.

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markolino

buon libro

Reviewed in Italy on July 18, 2014

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se vuoi approfondire le conoscenze sulla storia dell'espulsione palestinese dalla loro terra anche se il punto di vista non è propriamente oggettivo

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Mo Brown

Very informative about the historical events

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2021