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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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8 results for “Nakba”
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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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What Exactly Was the Nakba? Reading the Named Definitions, the 1949 Counts and the Dispute Over Its Name
Named definitions, the 711,000 to 774,000 refugee counts of 1949, and the dated scholarly dispute over what the term covers.
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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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What Does “Colonial Violence” Name in the Zionism Debate? Reading the Definitions, the Treaty Texts and the Counts
The phrase names four practices. No treaty defines it as an offence. Reading the published definitions, Israel’s enacted texts and the counts.
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Did Israel Expel Palestinians From Their Land? Reading the Archives, the Founding Text and the 1948 Votes
Roughly 700,000 Palestinians were displaced in 1948. What the archives, Israel’s founding declaration and the recorded UN votes document.
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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.
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How Gaza-War Headlines Name the Agent of Violence
A corpus study of 1,976 Gaza-war headlines: only 19% depict a violent act, and when one names an actor it is Israel 80% of the time and no one 23%.