S chapter of the stern gang refusing to assist them with aid or support to raise money for their cause in palestine. 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. Deir yassin massacre 1948 egyptian commemoration stamp issued in 1965. In our commemoration of this monumental turning point, the fpa attempts to draw lessons for today. The deir yassin affair, known throughout the world as the deir yassin massacre, damaged the reputation of theyishuv at the time. 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. The deir yassin affair was publicized throughout the world as the deir yassin massacre, causing great harm to the reputation of the yishuv. Professor eliezer tauber, a former dean in barilan university, israel, is an expert on the emergence of arab.
Apr 09, 2007 the statement below was originally published by the free palestine alliance in february 2007. Deir yassin had a peaceful reputation and was even said by a jewish newspaper to have driven out some arab militants. The village was a palestinian arab town of about 750 located west of jerusalem. For 64 years, since 1948, the recollection of the socalled massacre of the arab village of deir yassin has been a crucible and a formative experience in arab jewish relations, in israel in.
Eliezer tauber, a former dean of the faculty of jewish studies at bar ilan university. 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. The scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive. Remembering the massacre at deir yassin middle east monitor. 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. 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. Rabbis back deir yassin memorial published by alquds alarabi, london, uk. What happened at deir yassin beginning april 9, 1948. Thus, deir yassin is even more than a massacre it is all the deir yassins that preceded and followed.
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. 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. Adel manna explores the 1948 fall of the galilee, based on memories of local arab inhabitants. Apr 10, 2015 in deir yassin, women and babies were also not spared.
On april 9, 1948, when the first arabisraeli war was just beginning, the irgun and le. It is a reminder of the wrath of colonists, a manifestation of corruption and acquiescence, and an inevitable result of placating imperial policies. 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. The statement below was originally published by the free palestine alliance in february 2007. April 1948 the massacre of deir yassin provoked a rush of refugees. The village of deir yassin was included on the list of arab villages to be occupied as part of the operation. 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. Aug 15, 2007 one of the awful crimes against the palestinians in 1948, the song is trynottocry by yusuf islam and the outlandish the materials are from the site. One of the awful crimes against the palestinians in 1948, the song is trynottocry by yusuf islam and the outlandish the materials are from the site. History of a lie zoa tract, author and organization president morton klein insists that the massacre of deir yassin did not happen. 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. The village lay outside of the area that the united nations recommended. All the arab propaganda channels disseminated the story at the time, and continue to do so to the present day.
The village lay outside of the area to be assigned by the united nations to the jewish state. Instead, he asks us to believe that the scores of victimsold men, women, and children scattered throughout the towndied from repeated combat accidents that killed unintended victims, oddly. 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. 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. Today tens of city councils, in spain, norway and france have declared israeli apartheid free zones. April 9 marks the 69 anniversary of the 1948 deir yassin massacre of more than 120 peaceful. Four things to know about the deir yassin massacre youtube.
Deir yassin remembered, in the news deir yassin massacre. 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. The assault occurred as jewish militia sought to relieve the blockade of jerusalem by palestinian arab forces during the civil war that preceded the end of british rule. In deir yassin, women and babies were also not spared. Reflections on deir yassin, the nakba and war crimes. 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. 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. Thus, deir yassin is the child of many deir yassins, and parent to many more. My familys roots run deep in a village brutally attacked by zionist forces on 9 april 1948. Deir yasin auch deir jassin, arabisch dair yasin bzw. Read more about the scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive. About 100120 of its residents, a great number of whom were women and children, were massacred. 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.
Idf archive still from the film born in deir yassin. Too many peices tend to lack human depth, no matter which side of the conflict it covers. Early in the morning of april 9, 1948, commandos of the irgun headed by menachem begin and the. Deir yassin remembered is an international organisation whose aim is to build a memorial to the victims of the deir yassin massacre of april 9th 1948. A massacre of arabs masked by a state of national amnesia. 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 palestine. There was no massacre at deir yassin new book meticulously documents battle of deir yassin. I wish to point out that the capture of deir yassin and its holding are one stage in our. 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. Of all the canards associated with the arabisraeli conflict, one stands out. Deir yassin and its aftermath by afif safieh, palestinian general delegation 23 march 2001. May, 2004 the deir yassin massacre by william james martin. A mythical massacre toms perspectives by thomas ice hank hanegraaff is an advocate of christian palestinianism.
In the past decade, he dedicated a lot of time to writing a book about the socalled massacre of deir yassin. Eliezer tauber debunks the myth of the deir yassin massacre, which became one of the nakbas foundational events as early as 1948. The deir yassin episode was unique throughout the entire war, not because of the alleged massacre but because its pattern of housetohouse fighting did not recur on a similar scale. 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. But the battle indubitably served to expedite the collapse of the arab hinterland in the. The fact of their existence will become as fragile as a scent in wind, and. 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 event letter by paul eisen, director, deir yassin remembered. The following day haganah commander david shaltiel wrote to the leaders of the lehi and irgun. The fact of their existence will become as fragile as a scent in wind, and thats exactly what zionist aggressors seek. How israel was absolved of deir yassin and all other. Nov 22, 2017 two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba. There was no massacre at deir yassin inside israel. 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 zionist massacre that sparked the nakba by brett wilkins posted on april 14, 2018 april, 2018 this week marks 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 to expel indigenous arabs to make way.
The events of 1948 and the palestinian refugees deep blue. Rabbis express sorrow over deir yassin 6 april 2001. 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. Located in a strategic corridor west of the jerusalem neighborhood of givat shaul, deir yassin has become synonymous with massacre and ethnic cleansing. They further state that this event helped convince many palestinians to flee palestine and that this outcome was an intended part of a zionist plan to ethnically cleanse palestine of arabs. Today marks the 69th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre. 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. 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.
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. According to arab claims, verified by most scholars, the mere mention of deir yassin brought about mass flight or hasty surrender. Setting the record straight on deir yassin the massacre. This one, detailed in a page chapter titled lydda, concerns an alleged massacre of palestinian arabs that preceded an act of. It was several weeks before the end of the british mandate. Another infamous incident was the one at kafr qasem in 1956, on the day the fighting in the sinai campaign began. Deir yassin hank hanegraaff is an advocate of christian palestinianism. The incident became known as the deir yassin massacre. This blog is for news and opinions related to the 1948 deir yassin massacre and the struggle for peace and justice in palestine. Reflections on deir yassin, the nakba, and war crimes. But the list of victims extends far beyond the 100 to elderly men, women and children who died that day. The deir yassin massacre lie was put to rest, once and for all, with the publication last year of the book deir yassin. Download citation the historiography of deir yassin this article describes.
Early in the morning of friday, april 9, 1948, commandos of the irgun, headed by menachem begin, and the. 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. Jul 16, 2017 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. Testimonies from the censored deir yassin massacre. The result was a book arguing that there was no massacre in deir yassin. On this day 70 years ago, some 120 members of underground jewish militia groups invaded the palestinian arab village of deir yassin, killing between 100 and 250 people including men, women. Hanan ashrawi marks the 69th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre on april 9, 1948, more than one hundred innocent men, women and children of the palestinian village of deir yassin in jerusalem were brutally murdered by armed members of the zionist terrorist organizations, the irgun and the stern gangs. Whether ones interest is in the deir yassin massacre, or the greater arabisraeli conflict, this book is enlightening for the varied perspectives that are part and parcel of the conflict. Both arab and jewish testimony point to the same conclusion. 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. The massacre of palestinians at deir yassin is one of the most significant events in 20thcentury palestinian and israeli history. Two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba.
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