CHAPTER ELEVEN — Part 7 of 7

Jerusalem Sub-District

1. 'ALLAR: West of Bethlehem. Population: 40. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement MATTA' was established on its usurped 12,356 dunums of land.

2. 'AQQUR: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 40. Destroyed in 1948, its 5,522 dunums of land usurped. 3. 'ARTUF: West of Jerusalem. Population: 350. Destroyed in 1948, its 403 dunums of land usurped.

4. BEIT 'ITAB: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 540. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements NES HARIM and BAR GIYYORIA were established on its usurped 8,757 dunums of land.

5. BEIT MAHSIR: West of Jerusalem. Population: 2,400. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement BETME'IR was established on its usurped 16,268 dunums of land.

6. BEIT NAQQUBA: N.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 240. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement BEIT DUQQU' was established on its usurped 2,010 dunums of land.

7. BEIT UMM EL MEIS: West of ~erusalem. Population: 70. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement RAMAT RAZI'EL was established on its usurped 1,013 dunums of land.

8. DEIR ABAN: West of Jerusalem. Population: 2,100. Destroyed in 1948. In 1950 the Jewish settlement MAHSEYA was established on its usurped 22,748 dunums of land.

9. DEIR EL HAWA: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 60. Destroyed in 1948. The settlement NES HARIM was established on its usurped 5,907 dunums of land.

10. DEIR ESH SHEIKH: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 220. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement NES HARIM was established on its 6,781 dunums of land.

11. DEIR YASIN: West of Jerusalem. Population: 600. Site of infamous IrgunIStern Gang massacre in 1948, in which 250 villagers were murdered. The village was later destroyed and the Jewish settlement GIVAT SHAUL was established on its usurped 2,857 dunums of land.

12. 'EIN KARIM: West of Jerusalem. Population: 3,900. Destroyed in 1948. The ZUR HADASSA hospital complex was built on its usurped 15,029 dunums of land.

13. ISHWA': West of Jerusalem. Population: 620. Destroyed in 1948. Two Jewish settlements, HARTOUF and ESHTA'OL were established on its usurped 5,522 dunums of land.

14. ISLIN: West of Jerusalem. Population: 260. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement ESHTA'OL was established on its usurped 2,159 dunums of land.

15. JARASH: West of Jerusalem. Population: 190. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,518 dunums of land usurped.

16. JURA, EL: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 420. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements ORA and AMMINADAV were established on its usurped 4,158 dunums of land.

17. KASLA: West of Jerusalem. Population: 280. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement KESALON was established on its usurped 8,004 dunums of land.

18. KHIRBAT EL LAUZ: West of Jerusalem. Population: 450. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,502 dunums of land usurped.

19. KHIRBAT EL 'UMUR: West of Jerusalem. Population: 270. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,875 dunums of land usurped.

20. LIFTA: N.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 2,550. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 7,987 dunums are now a suburb of West Jerusalem.

21. MALIHA, EL: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 1,940. Destroyed in 1948, its 5,700 dunums of land usurped.

22. NATAF: N.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 40. Destroyed in 1948, its 1,491 dunums of land.

23. QABU, EL: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 260. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,806 dunums of land usurped.

24. QASTAL, EL: West of Jerusalem. Population: 90. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement KASTEL was established on its usurped 1,439 dunums of land.

25. RAS ABU 'AMMAR: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 620. Destroyed in 1948, its 8,342 dunums of land usurped.

26. SARIS: West of Jerusalem. Population: 560. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement SHORESH was established on its usurped 10,699 dunums of land.

27. SATAF: West of Jerusalem. Population: 450. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,775 dunums of land usurped.

28. SUBA: West of Jerusalem. Population: 620. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement AOVA was established on its usurped 4,102 dunums of land.

29. SUFLA: West of Jerusalem. Population: 60. Destroyed in 1948, its 2,061 dunums of land usurped.

30. TEL EL SAFI: West of Jerusalem. Population: 1,290. Destroyed in 1948, its 26,500 dunums of land usurped.

31. WALAJA, El: S.W. of Jerusalem. Population: 1,656. Destroyed in 1948, its 17,608 dunums of land usurped.

32. YALU: North of Jerusalem. Population: 1,644. Destroyed in 1967 together with two other Palestinian villages, IMWAS and BEIT NOUBA, and its 14,992 dunums of land usurped.

E. LYDDA DISTRICT

Jaffa Sub-District

1. 'ABBASIYA, EL: East of Jaffa. Population: 5,650. Destroyed in 1948. THe Jewish settlement OR YEHUDA was established on its usurped 20,540 dunums of land.

2. ABU KISHK: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 1,900. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement SHMON NAVE HADAR was established on its usurped 17,370 dunums of land.

3. BEIT DAJAN: S.E. of Jaffa. Population: 3,840 . Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement BET DAGAN was established on its usurped 17,267 dunums of land.

4. BIYAR 'ADAS: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 300, most of whom we& killed when their village was destroyed. The Jewish settlement GAN HAYYIM was established on its usurped 5,372 dunums of land.

5. FAJJA: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 1,200. Destroyed in 1948. The eastern suburb PITAH TIKWA was built on its usurped land.

6. GHABAT AL ABABISHA: North of Jaffa. Population: 150. Destroyedin 1948. The Jewish settlements KEFAR SHEMARYAHU and RISHPON were established on its usurped 2,442 dunums of land.

7. HARAM, EL: North of Jaffa. Population: 520. Destroyed in 1948. RESHEF, a suburb of HERZLIYYAH, was established on its usurped 4,030 dunums of land.

8. JALIL ESH SHAMALIYA: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 470. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement GELILOT was established on its usurped 17,650 dunums of land. Its land is now part of the suburb HERZLILYZ.

9. JAMMASIN EL GHARBI: North of Jaffa. Population: 1,080. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 414 dunums of land were incorporated into TEL AVIV.

10. JAMMASIN ESH SHARQI: North of Jaffa. Population: 730. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 358 dunums were incorporated into TEL AVIV.

11. JARISHA: North of Jaffa. Population: 195. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 555 dunums of land were incorporated into TEL AVIV.

12. KAFR 'ANA: East of Jaffa. Population: 2,800. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement QIRYAT ON0 and YEHUDA were established on its usurped 17,353 dunums of land.

13. KEFAR SAVA: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 1,270. Destroyed in 1948, its 9,688 dunums of land usurped.

14. KHEIRIYA, EL: East of Jaffa. Population: 1,420. Destroyed in 1948, its 13,646 dunums of land were stolen.

15. KHIRBAT KHURAYSH: East of Jaffa. Population: 70. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement YARHIV was established on its usurped 3,655 dunums of land.

16. KHIRBAT SHEIKH MOHMED: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 150. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements HOGLA, ESYASHIV, KEFAR VITKIN and HAROE, were established on its usurped 655 dunums of land.

17. MAHUMUDIYA, EL: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 580. Destroyed in 1948, its 520 dunums of land usurped.

18. MAS'UDIYA, EL: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 850. Destroyed in 1948, its 1,021 dunums of land usurped and incorporated into the city of TEL AVIV.

19. MUWEILIH, EL: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 360. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,342 dunums of land usurped.

20. RANTIYA: East of Jaffa. Population: 590. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement RINNATYA was established on its usurped 4,389 dunums of land.

21. SAFIRIYA, ES: S.E. of Jaffa. Population: 3,070. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement ZAFRIYYA was established on its usurped 12,747 dunums of land.

22. SALAMA: East of Jaffa. Population: 6,670. Destroyed in 1948. Its usurped 6,782 dunums of land became the TEL AVIV suburb known as KEFAR SHAEM.

23. SAQIYA: S.E. of Jaffa. Population: 1,100. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement TIRAT YEHUDA was established on its usurped 5,420 dunums of land.

24. SARONA: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 800. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 950 dunums of land were incorporated into the city of TEL AVIV.

25. SAWALIMA, ES: N.E. of Jaffa. Population: 800. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement RAMAT HAYYAL was established on its usurped 5,942 dunums of land.

26. SHEIKH MUWANNIS, ESH: North of Jaffa. Population: 1,930. Destroyed in 1948, its 12,500 dunums of land were usurped and incorporated into TEL AVIV.

27. TIRAT DANDAN: East of Jaffa. Population: 1,290. Destroyed in 1948, the moshav TIRAT YEHUDA was established on its usurped 6,956 dunums of land.

28. YAZUR: S.E. of Jaffa. Population: 4,030. Destroyed in 1948. THe Jewish settlement AZOR was established on its usurped 11,807 dunums of land.

Ramle Sub-District

1. ABU EL FADL: N.W. of Ramle. Population: 510. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements NAHALAT YEHUDA and NETA'IM were established on its usurped 2,870 dunums of land.

2. ABU SHUSHA: South of Ramle. Population: 870. Destroyed in 1948. THe Jewish settlement BET UZIEL was established on its usurped 3,326 dunums of land.

3. 'AQIR: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 5,000. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement QIRYAT EQRON was established on its usurped 13,220 dunums of land.

4. BARFILIYA: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 730; Destroyed in 1948, its 7,134 dunums of land usurped.

5. BASH-SHIT: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 1,620. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements BENAYA, ASERET, and others were established on its 18,553 dunums of land.

6. BEER MOU'INI: East of Ramle. Population: 510. Destroyed in 1948, its 9,3 19 dunums of land usurped.

7. BEER SALEM: West of Ramle. Population: 410. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement NES ZIYYONA was established on its usurped 3,401 dunums of land.

8. BEIT SUSIN: West of Ramle. Population: 210. Destroyed in 1948, the moshav AOR'A was established on its usurped 6,48 1 dunums of land.

9. BURJ, EL: N.W. of Ramle. Population: 480. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,708 dunums of land usurped.

10. DEIR ABU SALAMA: East of Lydda. Population: 60. Destroyed in 1948, its 1,195 dunums of land usurped.

11. HADITHA, EL: N.E. of Ramle. Population: 760. Destroyed in 1948, the Jewish settlement HADID was established on its usurped 7,110 dunums of land.

12. IDHNIBBA: Population: 490. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement HARUVIT was established on its usurped 7,103 dunums of land.

13. JANJOUL: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 140. Destroyed in 1948, its 1 1,4O 1 dunums of land usurped.

14. JIMZU: East of Lydda. Population: 1,5 10. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement GIMZO was established on its usurped 9,68 1 dunums of land.

15. KHEIMA, EL: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 190. Destroyed in 1948, its 5,150 dunums of land usurped.

16. KHIRBAT BEIT FAR: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 300. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement ZELAFON was established on its usurped 5,604 dunums of land.

17. KHIRBAT ZAKARIYA: S.E. of Jaffa. Population: 200. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,538 dunums of land usurped.

18. KHULDA: South of Ramle. Population: 280. Destroyed in 1948. The moshav TEL SHAHR was established on its usurped 9,461 dunums of land.

19. KUNAIYISA, EL: South of Ramle. Population: 40. Destroyed in 1948, its 3,872 dunums of land usurped.

20. MANSURA, EL: South of Ramle. Population: 90. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement MAZKERET BATYA was established on its usurped 2,226 dunums of land.

21. MUGHAR, EL: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 1,740. Destroyed in 1948, its l2,73 1 dunums of land usurped.

22. MUKHEIZIN, EL: South of Jaffa. Population: 200. Destroyed in 1948. In 1953 the Jewish settlement BET HILQIYYAH was established on its usurped 12,548 dunums of land.

23. MUZEIRI'A, EL: N.E. of Ramle. Population: 1,160. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement MAZOR was established on its usurped 9,380 dunums of land.

24. NA'ANA: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 1,470. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement RAMOT ME'IR was established on its usurped 10,288 dunums of land.

25. NAB1 RUBIN, EN: Ramle. Population: 1,420. Destroyed in 1948, in 1950 the moshav GAN SOREQ was established on its usurped 3 1,000 dunums of land.

26. QASTEENAH: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 890. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement ARUGOT was established on its usurped 8,245 dunums of land.

26. QATRA: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 1,2 10. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement GEDERA was established on its usurped 5,530 dunums of land.

27. QAZAZA: South of Ramle. Population: 940. Destroyed in 1947. Many of the inhabitants were killed and their 18,829 dunums of land usurped.

28. QUBAB, EL: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 1,980. Destroyed in 1949. Many of the inhabitants were killed, and the Jewish settlement AYYALON was established on its usurped 12,750 dunums of land.

29. QUBEIBA, EL: West of Ramle. Population: 1,720. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement KEFAR HA NAGID was established on its usurped 1 1,9 12 dunums of land.

30. QULA: East of Ramle. Population: 1,O 10. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,105 dunums of land usurped.

31. SALBIT: S.E. of Ramle. Population: 5 10. Destroyed in 1948. In 195 1 the Jewish settlement SHA'ALVIM was established on its usurped 6,111 dunums of land.

32. SARAFAND EL 'AMAR: West of Lydda. Population: 1,950. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement NIRZEVI was established on its usurped 13,267 dunums of land.

33. SARAFAND EL KHARAB: West of Ramle. Population: 840. Destroyed in 1948, its usurped 5,503 dunums of land were divided among the Jewish settlements BE'ER YAAQYV, BET HANAN, and RISHON LE ZIYYON.

34. SEIDUN: South of Ramle. Population: 2 10. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,103 dunums of land were stolen.

35. SHAHMA: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 280. Destroyed in 1948, the moshav QIDRON was established on its usurped 6,450 dunurns of land.

36. SHILTA: East of Ramle. Population: 100. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement SHILAT was established on its usurped 5,380 dunums of land.

37. TINA, ET: South of Ramle. Population: 750. Destroyed in 1948, its 6,035 dunums of land usurped.

38. UMM KALKHA: South of Ramle. Population: 60. Destroyed in 1948, its 1,305 dunums of land usurped.

39. WADI HUNEIN: West of Ramle. Population: 630. Destroyed in 1948, its 2,290 dunurns of land usurped.

40. YASUR: South of Jaffa. Population: 1,070. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement HAZOR ASHDOD was established on its usurped 13,419 dunums of land.

41. Y IBNA: South of Ramle. Population: 5,420. Destroyed in 1948. In 1949 the Jewish settlement YAVNE was established on its usurped 59,554 dunums of land

42. ZARNUQA: S.W. of Ramle. Population: 2,380 Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements GIV'AT BRENNER and ZARNUQA were established on its usurped 5,545 dunums of land

F. GAZA DISTRICT

Beersheba Sub-District

1. ABDAH: South of Beersheba. Population: 150. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement SEDE BOQER was established on its usurped 530 dunums of land.

2. ASLOUJ: South of Beersheba. Population: 500. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements MASH'ABBE SADE and REVIVIM were established on its usurped lands.

3. 'AUJA, EL: S.W. of Beersheba. Population: 255. Destroyed in 1948. In 1953 the Jewish settlement QEZI'OT was established on its usurped lands.

4. FUTAYS: West of Beersheba. Population: 150. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement PATTISH was established on its usurped 1,010 dunums of land.

5. JAMMAMA: North of Beersheba. Population: 150. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement RUHAMA was established on its usurped 655 dunums of land.

6. KHALSA: S.W. of Beersheba. Population: 150. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement HAZERIM was established on its usurped 345 dunums of land.

7. KURNOB: South of Beersheba. Population: 155. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement DIMONA was established on its usurped lands.

Gaza Sub-District

1. ASDOUD: North of Gaza. Population: 4,630. Destroyed in 1948, the town and port of ASHDOD was established on its usurped 45,87 1 dunums of land.

2. BARBARA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,410. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement MAYQIIM was established on its usurped 13,444 dunums of land.

3. BATANI GHARBI: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 980. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement AZRIQAM was established on its usurped 4,574 dunums of land.

4. BATANI SHARQI: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 650. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement OROT was established on its usurped 5,764 dunums of land.

5. BEIT 'AFFA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 700. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement YAD NATAN was established on its usurped 5,808 dunums of land.

6. BEIT DARAS: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,750. Destroyed in 1948, with many of the inhabitants killed. The Jewish settlements GIVATI and OROT were etsablished on its usurped 16,357 dunums of land.

7. BEIT JIRJA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 940. Destroyed in 1948, its 8,350 dunums of land usurped.

8. BEIT TIMA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,060. Destroyed in 1948, its 11,032 dunums of land usurped.

9. BI'LIN: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 180. Destroyed in 1948, its 7,500 dunums of land usurped.

10. BUREIER: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,749. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements HELEZ, ZOHAR BEROR HAYIL and TELAMIM were established on its usurped 45,000 dunums of land.

11. BURQUAH: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 890. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement GAN YAVNE was established on its usurped 5,010 dunums of land.

12. DEIR SUNEID: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 730. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements YAD MORDEKHAY and EREZ were established on its usurped 5,720 dunums of land.

13. DIMRA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 520. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement EREZ was established on its usurped 8,492 dunums of land.

14. FALUJA, EL: East of Gaza. Population: 4,670. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements QIRYAT GAT and NIR HEN were established on its usurped 38,038 dunums of land.

15. HAMAMA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 5,010. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement NIZZANIM and BET EZRA were established on its usurped land. 16. HATTA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 970. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement REWAHA was established on its usurped 5,305 dunums of land.

17. HIRBIYA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,240. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements KARMIYYA, YAD MORDEKHSY, and ZI were established on its usurped 22,3 12 dunums of land.

18. HUJ: East of Gaza. Population: 810. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements DOROT and GEVIM were established on its usurped 2 1,988 dunums of land.

19. HULEIQAT: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 420. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement HELEZ was established on its usurped 7,063 dunums of land.

20. 'IBDIS: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 540. Destroyed in 1948, its 4,593 dunums of land usurped.

21. 'IRAQ EL MANSHIYA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,800. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements GAT, QIRYAT GAT, SEDE MOSHE and SHAHAR were established on its usurped 13,200 dunums of land.

22. 'IRAQ SUWEIDAN: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 660. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements NOGAN, SEDE YO'AV and OZEM were established on its usurped 7,539 dunums of land.

23. JALADIYA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 360. Destroyed in 1948. Its usurped 4,329 dunums of land were incorporated into the Jewish settlement of ZERAHYA.

24. JIYA, EL: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,230. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements GE'A, TALME YAFE and SHIQMA were established on its usurped 8,506 dunums of land.

25. JULIS: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,030. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement HODIYYA was established on its usurped 13,584 dunums of land.

26. JURA, EL: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,420. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish town ASHQELON and the settlement AFRIDAR were established on its usurped 12,224 dunums of land.

27. JUSEIR: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,180. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements ZAVDFEL, MENUHA, and NIR BANIM were established on its usurped 12,361 dunums of land.

28. KARATIYA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,370. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements AZEM, NEHORA and QOMEMIYYUT were established on its usurped 13,709 dunums of land.

29. KAUFAKHA: East of Gaza. Population: 500. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement NIR AQIVA was established on its usurped 8,569 dunums of land.

30. KHISAS: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1 50. Destroyed in

1948, its 6,269 dunums of land usurped. 31. MASMIYA EL KABIRA, EL: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 2,410. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlements BEBE RE EM, TALME YEHIE, EL, HSZAF and BENE AYISH, were established on its usurped 20,460 dunums of land.

32. MASMIYA ES SAGHIRA, EL: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 530. Destroyed in 1948, its 6,478 dunums of land usurped.

33. MUHARRAQA, EL: East of Gaza. Population: 580. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement YAKHINI was established on its usurped 4,855 dunums of land.

34. NAJD: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 620. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement was established on its usurped 13,576 dunums of land.

35. NI'ILYA: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,310. Destroyed in 1948, its 5,233 dunums of land usurped.

36. SAWAFIR EL GHARBIYA, ES: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,030. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement MASS'OUT YIZHAQ was established on its usurped 7,523 dunums of land.

37. SAWAFIR ESH SHAMALIYA, ES: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 680. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement DEFAR WARBURG was established on its usurped 5,861 dunums of land.

38. SAWAFIR ESH SHARQIYA, ES: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 960. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewis settlements EN ZURIM and MERKAZ SHIPIRA were established on its usurped 13,83 1 dunums of land.

39. SUMSUM: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 1,290. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewis settlement GEVAR'AM was established on its usurped 13,759 dunums of land.

40. TELL ET TURMUS: N.E. of Gaza. Population: 760. Destroyed in 1948. The Jewish settlement TIMMORIM was established on its usurped 1 1,508 dunums of land.

NOTES TO CHAPTER ELEVEN

1. Diary of Yosef Weitz, entry for January 26, 1949, as quoted by Tom Segev, 1949 The First Israelis (New York: The Free Press, 1986), p. 85.

2. Extracts from the Report of the Custodian of Enemy Property to the Knesset Finance Committee, April 18, 1949.

3. Segev, 1949 The First Israelis, p. 73.

4. Ibid., pp. 83-84.

5. Yosef Weitz, My Diary and Letters to the Children, (Masada), volume 3, p. 293.

6. Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting, 27 June, 1948, Kibbutz Menhad Archive (Cizling), Section 9, Container 9, File 3. Quoted in Segev, p. 84.

7. State Archives, Dov Yosef Archives, Section 69,7164. Quoted

in Segev, p. 85. 8. Settlement Plan, Kibbutz Menhad Archive (Cizling), Section 9, Container 8/A. Quoted in Segev, pp. 84-85.

9. Decisions of the Provisional Government, June 27,1948, and ISA, FM 2564/9, Arye Farda (Dorot), Yaadov Gavri (Nir-Am) and Eliezer Frisch (Ruhama), to the Prime Minister and Defense Minister (Ben-Gurion), August 4, 1948.

10. Segev, pp. 53-56.

11. Sabri Jiryis, The Arabs in Israel (New York: The Monthly Review Press, 1976), pp. 8 1-82.

12. Segev, p. 90.

13. Amnon Kapeliouk, Israel: Le Fin des Mythes (Paris: Editions AlbinMichel, J975), p. 2l.

14. Segev, p. 83.

15. Ha'aretz, April 4, 1969.

16. The Jerusalem Post International Edition, March 5,1988, p. 7.

17. Ner, Hebrew magazine, January-February 1961, published by the Ihud Association.

18. Jewish Villages in Israel, The Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) Head Office, Jerusalem 1949, pp. xxi-xxii.

19. Records of the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine.

20. Record of Committee No. 1 of the Ad Hoc Committee in the United Nations, 1947.

21. Security Council Meeting, No. 5 1 1, October 16, 1950, pp. 3-4.

22. E. H. Hutchison, Violent Truce (New York: Devin-Adair, 1956), pp. 168-169.

23. United Nations Security Council Document S/4226.

24. Indictment Presented to the International Military Tribunal Sitting at Berlin on 18th October 1945, British Command Paper No. 6696 (London: H. M. Stationery Office, November, 1949, p. 27.

25. Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Selected and Prepared by the United Nations War Crimes Commission (London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1949), volume 9, p. 6 1.

26. Faiez Jaber, List of the 394 Defenseless Palestinian Villages and Towns Which Were Obliterated and Their Lands Stolen by the Zionist Jews Since 1948, (Amman: Royal Commission for Jerusalem Affairs, 1988).