1948 Palestinian exodus

the holy land. Arabs and Jews began to express nationalism for their religious beliefs which was part of the reason for the conflict between the two sides. Because of this the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensified in the 1940s and has expanded with much violence on both sides in the 2000s. On May 14, 1948 the British withdrew from Palestine and the Jewish National Council proclaimed Israel as a state. With the departure of the British it was decided that Palestine would be divided in…

1. Why has it been difficult for US administrations to broker a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians? The shortfalls of the United States lead peace process have numerous factors. The most blatant problem is the changing government officials, and political movements involved. Throughout the peace process Israel has seen over 10 different prime ministers with 5 different political parties elected. (http://www.stateofisrael.com) Many of these had very different social and…

stage of the exodus. Therefore, it can be said that the civil war that was launched by the Arabs and expanded by both communities hit mainly the Arabs ruthlessly as the Jews were winning, which increased fear among the Arabs of being destroyed at the hands of Jews. As a result, those who could (middle and upper classes), left the country to save their lives, this is stated by Morris as the first stage of the Exodus (December 1947-March 1948). The second stage of the exodus (April-June 1948) was…

Using this information, it is apparent that diasporic nations are more prone to receive the effects of cultural globalization can be found within the Zionist movement. After the official formation of Israel 1948 the Jewish people finally had territory to call home; however, up until the formation the Jewish people were known as a diasporic nation, often inhabiting multiple Arab states nearby modern day Israel. This diaspora helped both the Jewish and Arab…

into the mass relocation of entire groups of people. One of the best-known and most drastic cases of this is known as the Palestine Nakba. The word, Nakba, translates from Arabic meaning “disaster,” it is the term used to define the “exodus” of the Palestine people in 1948. Born from Zionist ideology, majorities of the Palestine people were kicked out of their homes and relocated in order to make room for a Jewish State. In Nur Masalha’s book, “The Palestine Nakba,” she discusses the methods…

The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the day the state of Israel declared independence, days ahead of the official end to the British Mandate in Palestine in 1948. While there were some minor conflicts and skirmishes between the Arabs and the Jews prior to 1948, those ongoing tensions erupted into a full civil war and countless bloody battles that have claimed the lives of many innocent people and have dominated the international political arena for over seven decades.…

Al Nakba is a documentary about the struggles during the Palestinian exodus. “Al Nakba” means “the catastrophe” and a catastrophe it was indeed. The documentary started out with black and white photos and videos of the state of life during this period. It starts out in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. Hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. I couldn’t imagine how this must feel like. To be kicked out of your home and have it turned into a war zone. A quote by Arnold…

was already home to millions of Palestinians (Boris, 2016). So, when the state of Israel was created in 1948, it led to the Palestinian exodus where 700,000 Arabs fled or were removed from their homes. This was about 80 percent of the Arab inhabitants left or were expelled from their homes (Morris, 1986). These people became refugees in overcrowded refugee camps where poverty and food rations were prominent. According to a report published in Journal of Palestinian Studies, the data shows the…

desire for their own country, so they could feel safe and united as a people. A nationalist movement meant for Jewish empowerment, Troen describes one of Zionism’s core focuses as the return to “Eretz Israel” (101). Conversely, Troen mentions that until 1948 the Zionist movement used “’Palestine’ and ‘Eretz Israel’ interchangeable in the titles of their organization and in the letterheads of official stationery” (102). He further alludes to the growing ambitions of Israel as “’Palestine’ and…

In 1947, the British government was frustrated. They had spent significant time and resources trying to find an acceptable solution to their problems in Mandatory Palestine. Things were getting so bad that the British foreign secretary was quoted as saying “The Arabs, like the Jews, [had] refused to accept any of the compromise proposals which HMG had put before both parties.”1 Instead of a compromise, tensions were rising. Britain was facing an increase in Jewish terrorism, significant pressure…