Quote from dddooo:
You got it wael. The land did not belong to arabs, individual owners were expected to retain their properties regardless of whether they ended up on the Israeli or Arab side of the border and the Partition was arranged by your beloved UN.
You mean to tell me that That all of these cities, towns, and villages did not belong to us?? the schools, hospitals, farms, theaters and factories were never ours???
You mean to tell me that, for the past 2000+ years, we lived on a land that was never ours??
Who was it for then??? Your zionist, desease filled European colonizers??? who washed on our shores ith guns blazing??
You mean to tell me that this land belonged to your terrorist Haganah and Stern gangs???
I have no idea, nor I am interested in investigating every one of those 450 villages, I certainly don't trust your sources either. The history is clear on this issue though, most arabs were encouraged by their political and religious leaders to leave, they left their villages and towns on their own expecting to win the war, kill all jews and be back in a couple of days/weeks. Well, it did not work out as planned, did it?
I do!! The list below lists them
1. Aâaqer located 5.6 miles SW of Ramiah. Population: 5,000. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Qiryat Eqron built on its 3,305 acres.
2. A'laar located 12.4 miles west of Bethlehem. Population: 40. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Matta' built on its 3,089 acres.
3. Abdah located 31 miles south of Beersheba. Population: 150. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Sedeboqer built on its 133 acres.
4. Abel Al Qamh located 20.5 miles NNE of Safad. Population: 330. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Yuval built on its 829 acres.
5. Abu Al Fadl located 7.5 miles NW of Ramlah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Nahalat Yehuda and Neta'im built on its 718 acres.
6. Abu Shoushah located 5 miles S of Ramiah. Population: 870. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Bet Uziel built on its 832 acres.
7. Abu Shoushah located 3 miles NNW of Tiberius near lake shore. Population: 1,240. Obliterated in 1948, with its 2,250 acres added to the Jewish kibbutz Ginnosar.
8. Abu Shoushah located 15.5 miles SE of Haifa. Population: 720. Obliterated in 1948, with its 2,240 acres added to the Jewish settlement of Mishmar Ha'emeq.
9. Abu Zuraiq located 14 miles SE of Haifa. Population: 550. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,623 acres were stolen.
10. Ajjour located 15.5 miles NW of Hebron. Population: 3,730. Obliterated in 1948 with the Jewish settlements of Agur, Giv'atyesha'yahu and Zafririm established on its 14,544 acres.
11. Ajnajoul located 9.3 miles SE of Ramiah. Population: 140. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,850 acres were stolen.
12. Al Abbasiyah located 15.5 miles NE of Safad on Banyas River near the Syrian border. Population: 830. Obliterated in 1948; all its 3,857 acres were stolen.
13. Al Abbasiyah located 8 miles east of Jaffa. Population: 5,650. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Or Yehuda built on its 5,135 acres.
14. Al Ashrafia located SW of Beisan. Population: 230. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,300 acres were stolen.
15. Al Barriah located 4.7 miles SE of Ramiah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Azarya established on its 708 acres.
16. Al Bashtewah located 3 miles NE of Beisan. Population: 1,560. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Neweur built on its 4,625 acres.
17. Al Bassah located near the Lebanese border and Mediterranean Sea. Population: 4,000. Obliterated with its two churches in 1948; the Jewish settlement of Nahal Bezet was built on its 6,315 acres.
18. Al Birah located north of Beisan near oil pipe line coming from Iraq. Population: 260. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,717 acres were stolen.
19. Al Birwawh located 5.6 miles east of Acre. Population: 1,460. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Ahihud built on its 3,346 acres.
20. Al Buraij located 15.5 miles WSW of Jerusalem. Population: 720. Obliterated in 1948; all its 4,770 acres were stolen.
21. Al Buraikah located 24 miles south of Haifa. Population: 290. Obliterated in 1948; all its 725 acres were stolen.
22. Al Burj located 2 miles NW of Ramiah. Population: 480. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,177 acres were stolen.
23. Al Butaimat located 21 miles SE of Haifa. Population: 110. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,080 acres were stolen.
24. Al Buwaiziyah located 18.6 miles NE of Safad. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948; all its 3,655 acres were stolen.
25.Al Dalhamiyah located 9.3 miles SSE of Tiberius on the Jordan River. Population: 390. Obliterated in 1948; all of its 627 acres were incorporated into the Jewish settlement of Ashdot Yaaqov.
26. Al Damoun located 6.8 miles SE of Acre. Population: 1,310. Obliterated in 1948; all its 4,768 acres]