Four things to know about the deir yassin massacre youtube. The statement below was originally published by the free palestine alliance in february 2007. Apr 10, 2018 on april 9, 1948, just a few weeks before israel was created, armed jewish militias attacked the palestinian village of deir yassin, killing at least 100 people. Remembering the massacre at deir yassin middle east monitor. Yoav gelber writes that there were 610, citing the british mandatory. This movement began with a call from 170 palestinian civil groups to globally isolate israel until it allows palestinian to return, grants equal rights for palestinians, and. The international committee of the red cross reported that there were 400 residents. Posts about deir yassin massacre written by historicaltribune. The following day haganah commander david shaltiel wrote to the leaders of the lehi and irgun. Palestinian survivors of deir yassin, a village of around 400 inhabitants, claim the jews committed a wholesale massacre there, spurring palestinians to flee in the thousands, and undermining the.
Download pdf remembering deir yassin free online new. The assault occurred as jewish militia sought to relieve the blockade of jerusalem during the civil war that preceded the end of british rule in. A massacre of arabs masked by a state of national amnesia. Eliezer tauber is an israeli academic who specializes in the modern history of the middle east. On april 9, 1948, just a few weeks before israel was created, armed jewish militias attacked the palestinian village of deir yassin, killing at least. Serious debate about deir yassin may not be affected by the zoa tract, but such efforts can affect popular discussion and. Reflections on deir yassin, the nakba, and war crimes. Uri milstein, one of israel s most preeminent historians, has published a book that appears in english, the birth of a palestinian nation the myth of the deir yassin massacre by gefen publishers, which marshals the facts to prove that there was no massacre in deir yassin after all. April 9, 1948, commandos of the irgun, headed by menachem begin, and the stern gang attacked deir yassin, a village with about 750 palestinian residents.
As jerusalem expanded, the land of deir yassin became part of the city and is now known simply as the area between givat shaul and the settlement of har nof on the western slopes of the mountain. The fact of their existence will become as fragile as a scent in wind, and thats exactly what zionist aggressors seek. April 9 marks the 69 anniversary of the 1948 deir yassin massacre of more than 120 peaceful palestinian. Apr 09, 2007 the statement below was originally published by the free palestine alliance in february 2007. Adel manna explores the 1948 fall of the galilee, based on memories of local arab inhabitants. After the massacre, the militias boasted to the press of how many arabs they had killed. The deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the. The deir yassin affair was publicized throughout the world as the deir yassin massacre, causing great harm to the reputation of the yishuv. In deir yassin, women and babies were also not spared. The events that took place in deir yassin in april 1948 are the subject of controversy, both for israelis and palestinians. Professor eliezer tauber, a former dean in barilan university, israel, is an expert on the emergence of arab. Download remembering deir yassin ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
Rabbis express sorrow over deir yassin 6 april 2001. Many terrible incidents have occurred, but one that is persistently cited, particularly by antiisrael propagandists, as an example of the zionists hostility. It was several weeks before the end of the british mandate. On the night of april 910, 1948, the peaceful arab village of deir yassin, a suburb of jerusalem, was surprised by loudspeakers calling upon the inhabitants to evacuate the village immediately. Deir yassin had a peaceful reputation and was even said by a jewish newspaper to have driven out some arab militants. Todays violence is a continuation of a long, tragic history of conflict in the middle east. The deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the zionist paramilitary groups irgun and lehi attacked deir yassin near jerusalem, a palestinian arab village of roughly 600 people. On april 10, 1948, one day after the deir yassin massacre, albert einstein wrote a critical letter to the american friends of fighters for the freedom of israel the u. The deir yassin remembered blog blog archive the har nof. The village of deir yassin was included on the list of arab villages to be occupied as part of the operation.
A group of 300 zionist terrorists attacked the village of deir yassin. There was no massacre at deir yassin inside israel. There was no massacre at deir yassin new book meticulously documents battle of deir yassin. It has to some degree affected relationships between israeli political parties, as the massacre at deir yassin has been cited as grounds for criticizing the likud movement which is the political descendant of the guerrilla groups which took part in the massacre. The deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the zionist paramilitary groups irgun and lehi killed hundreds of palestinian arabs in deir yassin, a village of roughly 600 people near jerusalem. Located in a strategic corridor west of the jerusalem neighborhood of givat shaul, deir yassin has become synonymous. But it was located on high ground in the corridor between tel aviv and jerusalem and one plan, kept secret until years afterwards, called for it to be destroyed and the residents evacuated to make way for a small airfield that. There are many different accounts and interpretations of what happened on 9 april 1948 at deir yassin, a small village on the west side of jerusalem. But the importance of the directives lies in the dehumanization of the palestinians that was integrated into the orders dispatched to troops that in the next ten months or so would massacre thousands of palestinians and expel almost a million of them half of the countrys population. The deir yassin massacre was the first of a number of incidents in which jewish fighters were involved in killing civilians in the war of independence and after it was over.
Two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba. Survivors of massacres, including the deir yassin massacre, are gradually dying of old age, and there will come a time when firsthand accounts no longer exist. Unless otherwise noted, the views expressed on this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of deir yassin remembered, inc. On april 9, 1948, members of the underground jewish terrorist group, the irgun, or izl, led by menachem begin, who was to. Deir yassin was a palestinian arab village of several hundred residents, all muslim, living in 144 houses. Testimonies from the censored deir yassin massacre. The british army occupied ramallah in december 1917, one month after the balfour declaration, where lord arthur balfour, on behalf of the foreign office of the british government, declared to lord walter rothschild, that their illegitimate, interloping third party authority, had promised palestine to the jews and it remained.
I wish to point out that the capture of deir yassin and its holding are one stage in our. Deir yassin remembered, in the news deir yassin massacre. Download citation the historiography of deir yassin this article describes. My familys roots run deep in a village brutally attacked by zionist forces on 9 april 1948. The massacre at deir yassin is one of some two dozen documented massacres of palestinian civilians by zionist forces seeking to transform palestine into a jewish state. Of all the canards associated with the arabisraeli conflict, one stands out. S chapter of the stern gang refusing to assist them with aid or support to raise money for their cause in palestine. Deir yassin has come to symbolize the many acts of terror that forced 800,000 palestinians. Apr 12, 2018 april 9 marked the 70th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre, in which jewish militias murdered over 100 palestinian men, women and children as part of a selfdescribed cleansing campaign. All the arab propaganda channels disseminated the story at the time, and continue to do so to the present day. Both arab and jewish testimony point to the same conclusion. Partisans claim that the brutal act, whether it is the massacre at deir yassin, or the massacre of jews in hebron, or suicide bombings, or brutality at checkpoints, is characteristic of their opponents, and proves that they are thoroughly evil and inhuman. Document b the 1948 war deir yassin massacre deir yassin massacre 1948 early in the morning of april 9, 1948, commandos of the irgun headed by menachem begin and the stern gang attacked deir yassin, a village with about 750 palestinian residents.
How israel was absolved of deir yassin and all other. A detailed account of a fateful day, minute by minute, hour. Nov 22, 2017 two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba. Deir yassin event letter by paul eisen, director, deir yassin remembered. May 31, 2018 a tour to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre, an event that over the years has become one of the historical symbols of the palestinian nakba. The new york times subsequently reported that 254 arabs were killed in deir yassinthe palestinian. Early in the morning of april 9, 1948, commandos of the irgun headed by menachem begin and the. Such are the historical facts concerning the horrible crime perpetrated against the arab village of deir yassin. Deir yassin massacre gives about 31 500 hits same yesterday oh, and. May, 2004 the deir yassin massacre by william james martin. The deir yassin affair, known throughout the world as the deir yassin massacre, damaged the reputation of theyishuv at the time.
For a tiny village on the outskirts of jerusalem, deir yassin has certainly made headlines. On april 9, 1948, members of the underground jewish terrorist group, the irgun, or izl, led by menachem begin, who was to become the israeli prime. It features deir yassin remembered executive director daniel mcgowan, massacre survivor zeinab akel, palestinian activists raneen jeries and fahmi nashashibi, dar al tifl al arabi school and orphanage director mahira dajani, zochrot founder eitan. Deir yassin massacre 1948 egyptian commemoration stamp issued in 1965. April 9, 1948 is engraved in the collective memory of the palestinian people it is the day the zionist movement carried out the massacre of deir yassin. The deir yassin affair had a strong impact on the course of the war of independence, and was summed up as follows in the history of the war of independence produced by the history division of the idf. In the past decade, he dedicated a lot of time to writing a book about the socalled massacre of deir yassin. A tour to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre, an event that over the years has become one of the historical symbols of the. It features deir yassin remembered executive director daniel mcgowan, massacre survivor zeinab akel, palestinian activists raneen jeries and fahmi nashashibi, dar al tifl al arabi school and orphanage director mahira dajani, zochrot founder eitan bronstein.
My research of the affair puts to rest any serious questioning of whether there was, or was not, a massacre at deir yassin. Deir yassin hank hanegraaff is an advocate of christian palestinianism. On april 9, 1948, when the first arabisraeli war was just beginning, the irgun and le. Apr, 2010 the massacre at deir yassin is one of some two dozen documented massacres of palestinian civilians by zionist forces seeking to transform palestine into a jewish state. Read more about the scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive. If the import of catastrophes were gauged only in numbers of people slaughtered, deir yassin may not have taken on its central role in the palestinian national consciousness. The deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the irgun zevai leumi and lohamei herut israel zionist paramilitary groups attacked deir yassin near jerusalem, a palestinianarab village of roughly 600 people.
Apr 10, 2015 in deir yassin, women and babies were also not spared. The deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the farright wing zionist paramilitary groups irgun and lehi killed at least 107 palestinian arabs in deir yassin, a village of roughly 600 people near jerusalem. Apr 09, 2018 the deir yassin massacre took place on april 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the zionist paramilitary groups irgun and lehi attacked deir yassin, a palestinian arab village of roughly 600. The deir yassin remembered blog this blog is for news and opinions related to the 1948 deir yassin massacre and the struggle for peace and justice in palestine. One of the perpetrators of war crimes against palestinians that accompanied israels creation was my relative, mordechai benuziyahu, who participated in the deir yassin massacre. April 9 marked the 70th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre, in which jewish militias murdered over 100 palestinian men, women and children as. For palestinians, the 1948 massacre by irgun and allied stern gang soldiers of more than 200 residents of deir yassin, a tiny village near jerusalem, resonates sharply as a focal point of history. The assault occurred as jewish militia sought to relieve the blockade of jerusalem during the civil war that. What its like to have a jewish terrorist in the family. Deir yassin and its aftermath by afif safieh, palestinian general delegation 23 march 2001. In the end, however, we are to conclude that the entire massacre story was manipulated by a jewish communist spy in search of a job.
The massacre of palestinians at deir yassin is one of the most significant events in 20thcentury palestinian and israeli history. Every year the arabs raise the deir yassin episode. The result was a book arguing that there was no massacre in deir yassin. Thus, deir yassin is the child of many deir yassins, and parent to many more. The scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive.