Title: The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem revisited /
Authors: Morris, Benny, 1948-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Refugees, Arab.; Palestinian Arabs.; Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 Refugees; Jewish-Arab relations History
Abstract: While the focus remains on the 1948 war and the analysis of the Palestinian exodus, this edition contains more information about what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how events there led to the collapse of Palestinian urban society.
Contents: Introduction to the revised edition -- 1. Background: a brief history -- 2. The idea of 'transfer' in Zionist thinking before 1948 -- 3. The first wave: the Arab exodus, December 1947 - March 1948 -- 4. The second wave: the mass exodus, April-June 1948 -- 5. Deciding against a return of the refugees, April-December 1948 -- 6. Blocking a return -- 7. The third wave: the Ten Days (9-18 July) and the second truce (18 July-15 October) -- 8. The fourth wave: the battles and exodus of October-November 1948 -- 9. Clearing the borders: expulsions and population transfers, November 1948-1950 -- 10. Solving the refugee problem, December 1948-September 1949.