All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948

[Big brotheR]

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Abstract The culmination of nearly six years of research by more than thirty participants, this authoritative reference work describes in detail the more than 400 Palestinian villages that were destroyed and depopulated by Israeli military forces during the 1948 war. Going beyond the scope of previously published accounts, All That Remains has relied extensively on field research to pinpoint the precise location of village sites through former residents and guides. The body of the text is devoted to the villages themselves: each village entry comprises statistical data and several narratives sections. These last include a section on the village before 1948 summarizing its history from a wide variety of Arab and Western sources and synthesizing information about the villages topography, architecture, institutions, and economic activity. Village entries also include a section, based on Israeli as well as Arab accounts, focusing on the military operations that led to the conquest of the village. Finally entries contain a description of the current status of the site, including post-1948 Israeli settlements established on confiscated village lands. Several hundred photographs, a number of informative maps, and five valuable appendices enhance the text.


About the Author
Born in Jerusalem, the author was educated at the University of London and Oxford University. He taught at Oxford, the American University of Beirut, and Harvard. Khalidi is the general secretary of the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

[rezeq]

is the book available on the net or in any other place ?

[Johnderondon]

Wow! That is an expensive book!

http://www.amazon.com/All-That-Remains-Palestinian-Depopulated/dp/0887282245

The paper back is also available here:

http://www.palestine-studies.org/final/en/books/item.php?id=214

Thanks, B-B.

By the way, Can any members tell me if any of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank were former Palestinian villages or homesteads? The Wikipedia article for Ma'ale Adummim says it was built on unoccupied land but I can`t find details about the other 200+ settlements. Can anyone give me a link to Palestinians being dislocated by settlement building or expansion since 1967?

[Big brotheR]

is the book available on the net or in any other place ?
The book in available in Gaza shops such as Al-uazgy and Mansour!!

it is only 70 shekels that is less than 10 pounds!!

[Big brotheR]

By the way, Can any members tell me if any of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank were former Palestinian villages or homesteads? The Wikipedia article for Ma'ale Adummim says it was built on unoccupied land but I can`t find details about the other 200+ settlements. Can anyone give me a link to Palestinians being dislocated by settlement building or expansion since 1967?

hmm, i used to like wki very much!! but it is now clearly being dominated by certain views!! or at least it is no lnger as tolerant as it started !!

as for the unoccupied lands!! there is no inch of land not OWN! the term itself is illusive!

from my experience in living in Gaza, people were not allowed to go to their lands simply because their lands were close to the settlements. That made the lands UNoccupied. Still they are OWNED by people!!

this is a link that talks about settlements in general

http://www.palestinemonitor.org/factsheet/settlement.html

yet, it is Palestinian but it takes a lot of the info from Isaeli resources!!

[auguries of innoc]

I think that John read hat the isrealies are trying to publish. that when they came to the land it waqs unoccupied. but as BB said it is owned. my original villege is called ELMASMIA it was occupied by palestinians then it was dislocated by settlement building. there is a book called EL MOSO3a El FALASTINIA [ Palestinian encyclopidia] that tells all about it and gives pics. and numbers.

[Johnderondon]

as for the unoccupied lands!! there is no inch of land not OWN! the term itself is illusive!

Excellent point.

And thanks for the great link. I`ve added it to my favourites.

I like Wiki a lot because it`s so extensive. However it can`t be relied upon too heavily and in controversial matters one must be very wary. For issues regarding American politics and the Israeli/all its neighbours issues it can be highly inaccurate but even then some information can be gleaned if one approaches the text from a critical perspective. I would never assume that anything in truthful just because it was in Wiki.

from my experience in living in Gaza, people were not allowed to go to their lands simply because their lands were close to the settlements. That made the lands UNoccupied. Still they are OWNED by people!!

Yes, I have read about this. Palestinians are prevented from accessing their farmlands by checkpoints and long diversions, settler intimidation or outright prohibition. After some time the `unoccupied` land is seized from the `wasteful` Palestinians by the Israeli State.:11sted_red:

Presumably, at least in some cases, the newly annexed land must be protected by a new buffer zone and so the encroachment continues. Is this correct?

[Johnderondon]

Thanks auguries.

I think that John read hat the isrealies are trying to publish.

Oh, yeah. I`ve been reading stacks and stacks of Israeli stuff. As I just said - Wiki is full of it.

That`s partly why I wrote what Wiki had said about Ma'ale Adummim being on unoccupied land - so as to hear some counterpoints. And, as B-B, pointed out - the term is deceptive in itself.

that when they came to the land it waqs unoccupied.

Yeah, I`ve been seeing that one a lot. And the one about how the Palestinians are recent migrants who followed the Jewish prosperity around 1900 AD. I am constantly impressed by the huge volume of myths and pro-zionist propaganda that is continually generated by the vast number of Israeli or zionist lobbyists. And that is why I think that the members here are so important for Palestine. Semsem, J-L, Oos, every Palestinian who studies hard at the English language is important to Palestine because it is you that can talk to the world...to remind us of the injustices...to correct the lies.

my original villege is called ELMASMIA it was occupied by palestinians then it was dislocated by settlement building. there is a book called EL MOSO3a El FALASTINIA [ Palestinian encyclopidia] that tells all about it and gives pics. and numbers.

Thanks auguries. Can you tell me the name of the settlement to help me locate Elmasmia? Do you know when the dislocation occured? And how? Where the Palestinians just ordered from their homes or was life made more and more difficult until they left?I tried to google that encyclopedia but nothing. Is the spelling correct?

Thanks again

[auguries of innoc]

john it took me a while to gather these info so I am sorry
EL MAsMYA el Kabira was distroyed in 8/7/1948 by the zionist orginizations
Many settlements were built on the land of el MASMYA like:
1- Beney R’eym had (295) jewish people in 1948
2- Ntiva had 71 jewish people in 1950
3- Masmiya A 427 jewish people built in 1950
4- Masmiya B jewish people 306 built in 1950
5- Mashmya Shaloom built in 1958
6- el Shawa built in 1976
7- SHAWWT PERORIM

[Johnderondon]

Thanks Augeries,

I`ve found it now.

http://www.tageo.com/index-e-is-v-01-d-m1123395.htm

and listed here:

http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/palesvil.htm

thanks again

[oos]

dear all
how are you ?
i miss you ?

[oos]

ha bb
where are the rest of book (sharon and my mother in law )?

[Big brotheR]

sorry OOS,

i could not find it!!
but i have it in my tiny library!! want to borrow it?