Erased from space and consciousness
Subtitle: Israel and the depopulated Palestinian villages of 1948
By: Noga Kadman ; foreword by Oren Yiftachel ; translation from Hebrew, Dimi Reider ; translation consultant, Ofer Neiman
Contributors: Yiftachel, Oren, 1956- author of foreword; Reider, Dimi, translator; Neiman, Ofer, translator
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780253016706; 9780253016768
Subjects: Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949; Destruction and pillage; Palestinian Arabs; Villages; Rural conditions; History
Work titles: Be-tside ha-derekh uve-shule ha-todaʻah
Description: "Hundreds of Palestinian villages were left empty across Israel when their residents became refugees after the 1948 war. Most of these villages were razed by the new State of Israel, their lands and property confiscated, but in dozens of others, communities of Jews were settled--many refugees in their own right. The state embarked upon a systematic effort of renaming and remaking the landscape, and the Arab presence was erased from official maps and histories. While most Israelis are familiar with the walls, ruins, and gardens that mark these sites today--almost half are located within tourist areas or national parks--they are unaware that Arab communities existed there within living memory. Using official documents, kibbutz publications, and visits to the former village sites, Noga Kadman reconstructs this history of erasure for all 418 depopulated villages. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and contemporary Israeli society"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Translated from the Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Hebrew.
Table of contents: title: Depopulation, demolition, and repopulation of the village sites; title: National identity, national conflict, space, and memory; title: The depopulated villages as viewed by Jewish inhabitants; title: Naming and mapping the depopulated village sites; title: Depopulated villages in tourist and recreational sites; title: The remains of the past, a look toward the future; title: Appendix A. Maps and lists of the depopulated Palestinian villages; title: Appendix B. Official names given to depopulated Palestinian villages by the Government Names Committee; title: Appendix C. Mapping the depopulated Palestinian villages over the decades.