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Did Israel forcibly displace Arabs in 1948? The archives, the scholars and the UN count
Archival history puts the 1948 exodus near 700,000, with expulsions in some sectors; a 1949 UN count and a 1950 Israeli law recorded no cause.
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Does Israel deny Palestinian refugees return and their property? The statutes and the land record
Israel voted against resolution 3236 in 1974, 89 to 8. Its entry statutes, the 1950 absentee laws and the land record show what followed.
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Who was responsible for the 1948 refugee crisis? The arguments on both sides, from the archives
Morris’s roughly 700,000, the UN’s 711,000 and Israel’s 1950s land statutes: how the record divides the argument over the 1948 refugees.
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What would the right of return do to Israel’s population? The census and the one published scenario
Israel’s 2026 count, the gap any return would have to close, the one computed scenario, and what the official record contains on return.
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Can Israel take uncultivated Palestinian farmland? The 1858 law behind the question
Under the 1858 Ottoman Code, three fallow years created a tapu right, not a seizure. The court record, statutes and counts on how land changed hands.
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When did the Israeli-Palestinian conflict start? Five dates on the record
A 1937 British inquiry, the 1917 and 1948 instruments and a 1989 study each date the conflict differently. What the dated record shows.
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Was Zionism a colonial project? The land, the laws and two court rulings
The colonial argument about Zionism, traced to dated records: the 1922 Mandate, the 1950 land statutes, two court rulings and official counts.
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Does Length of Residence Decide Whether an Expulsion Is Lawful? Reading the Treaty Clauses, the Land Codes and the Compensation File
The instruments governing forced displacement carry no term of years. Where duration is legally operative, it is in property law.
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Does Israel Discriminate Against Palestinian Refugees? Reading the Statutes, the Court Record and the Counts Each Body Publishes
Israel’s Law of Return, its 1952 Citizenship Law, the court record on family reunification, and why four published refugee counts differ by millions.
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Did Arabs Lose Property by Vacating It in 1948? Reading the Enacted Texts, the Claims Filed and the Valuations on Record
The 1950 absentee statute, the property claims the Conciliation Commission sampled in 1951, and the valuations on record, each named and dated.
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Has Zionism Resulted in Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation? Reading the Archives, the Enacted Texts and the Recorded Votes
Roughly 700,000 Palestinians were displaced in 1947 to 1949, per Morris’s archival history. What the archives, statutes and recorded votes hold.
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Who Owned the Land of Palestine, and How Did It Change Hands? Reading the Registers, the Purchase Figures and the 1948 Instruments
Published shares of Jewish landholding at the end of the Mandate run from 2.1% to 7.6%. Reading the registers, the purchases and the 1948 instruments.
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How Much Palestinian Land Has Israel Taken? Reading the Declarations, the Statutes and the Court Record
Published totals run from about 1 million to more than 17 million dunams. What each figure counts, and which body measured it.
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Which Israeli Laws Are Called Jewish Supremacist, and What Do They Say?
Seven Israeli laws carry the label. One is a Basic Law, passed 62 to 55 in July 2018 and upheld 10 to 1 by the Supreme Court in July 2021.