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The Great Refugee Scam

(Jerusalem Post) Shmuel Katz - The story of the Arabs who left the coastal areas of Palestine in the spring of 1948 encapsulates one of the great international frauds of the 20th century. The Arab "refugees" were not driven out by anyone. The vast majority left at the order or exhortation of their leaders. The monstrous charge that it was the Jews who had driven out the Arabs of Palestine was a strategic decision made by the leaders of the Arab League months after the Arabs' flight. At the time the alleged expulsion was in progress, nobody noticed it. Foreign newspapermen did in fact write about the flight of the Arabs, but even those most hostile to the Jews saw nothing to suggest that the flight was not voluntary. Even more pertinent: No Arab spokesman made such a charge at the time. The central, horribly cruel fact is that the Arab states denied the refugees residence rights; and the idea was born that they should be left in camps and used as a weapon for Israel's destruction. The responsibility for the displaced Arabs lies wholly on the shoulders of the Arab states.
2003-09-19 00:00:00
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