Under the cover of war
Subtitle: the Zionist expulsion of the Palestinians
By: Rosemarie M. Esber.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Arabicus Books & Media
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Alexandria Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780981513171
Subjects: Jewish-Arab relations -- 20th century; Jews -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Jews -- Palestine -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Arabs -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Arabs -- Palestine -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Refugees, Palestinian Arab -- History -- 20th century; Zionism -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948; Palestine -- Politics and government -- 1917-1948; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "Under the Cover of War presents a critical examination of the last six months of the British Palestine mandate, November 1947 to mid-May 1948. Unpublished military and diplomatic sources and new, original refugee interviews support the Palestinians account of their Nakba (catastrophe)"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The creation of Palestinian refugees: a historical perspective; title: Mandate Palestine: prelude to war and displacement; title: Zionist militarism and Arab population "transfer"; title: Creating a vacuum: the British withdrawal; title: From provocation and reprisal to open warfare; title: The collapse of the Palestinian Arab community; title: The de-Arabization of Haifa; title: "Cleansing" Jaffa and the Coastal Plain - The shattering of Arab Palestine; title: A pattern and practice of iIntimidation and violence.