• Al Nakba 1948 1- 8  Slides

  • The largest planned ethnic cleansing operationin modern history

  • This started with 1,500 sq. km. of Jewish land (5% of Palestine)

  • By military conquest, expulsion and massacres, the conquered land became 20,500 sq. km
    (78% of Palestine)

  • The Anatomy of Ethnic Cleansing

 

  • The Aftermath 9- 15  Slides

  • They depopulated 530 villages and ….dismembered 105 villages

  • Dates and Reasons for Exodus

  • Expulsion and Massacres reduced Palestine landscape to waste, 89% expelled by military means, 10% expelled by psychological warfare, 1% left by their own choice

  • Level of Destruction of Depopulated Villages

  • Reasons of Exodus for Depopulated Palestinian Villages

  • Location Of Villages Vs Armistice Line

  • Palestinians Villages 1948-1998

 

  • Land and People  16-21  Slides

  • Land Ownership By Town / Village

  • Population Composition By Town / Village

  • Where are the refugees today?

  • Rural and Urban Refugees

  • We know what they own

  • When the refugees return home, they will be welcomed by Palestinians who remained.

 

  • Zionist Myths 22-28  Slides

  • Exploding the myth: there is no space

  • Exploding the myth: all village sites are over-built

  • 10% have some problems which can be solved

  • They mostly built on Jewish land

  • Palestinians and Jews in The Land that Became Israel

  • Exploding the myth:The Jews shall remain a majority

  • What is meant by the Jewish character of Israel?

 
  • Return Plan  29-41  Slides

  • Now it is time to return home.

  • First the villagers from Galilee

  • Second, the villagers from the south

  • Third and Fourth :The Villagers from Central Palestine :The West Bank and Jordan

  • Return to Cities is also possible .They are not destroyed

  • Here is an example of Group 2 SAFAD

  • Here is an example of Group 1 Lydda and Ramla

  • We can build 600,000 housing units for the returning refugees by Palestinian skilled hands in 8 years

  • Returning Palestinians can generate permanent Peace, prosperity, justice for all