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. Remembering the massacre at deir yassin middle east monitor. 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. How israel was absolved of deir yassin and all other massacres. 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. The deir yassin remembered documentary is a 33minute video filmed onlocation in palestine. The village of deir yassin was included on the list of arab villages to be occupied as part of the operation. News world middle east a massacre of arabs masked by a state of national amnesia sixty years on, the true story of the slaughter of palestinians at deir yassin may finally come out. The 1948 massacre at deir yassin revisited by matthew hogan.
I wish to point out that the capture of deir yassin and its holding are one stage in our. Name is clear on this point, the most common english name for an event is the name that the wikipedia article will be. The village lay outside of the area to be assigned by the united nations to the jewish state. 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.
Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Deir yassin massacre article seeks to give respectability to an atrocity. On the eve of april 9th 1948, armed members of jewish underground groups attacked the. 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. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the deir yassin massacre article. There was no massacre at deir yassin inside israel. Washington, dc on april 9, 1948, scores of palestinian civilians were massacred at the village of deir yassin through cooperative efforts of yishuv forces like the irgun, lehi and the haganah. It was several weeks before the end of the british mandate.
Reflections on deir yassin, the nakba, and war crimes. On april 9, 1948, members of the irgun and the stern gang massacred over 100. A mythical massacre toms perspectives by thomas ice hank hanegraaff is an advocate of christian palestinianism. There was no massacre at deir yassin new book meticulously documents battle of deir yassin. How israel was absolved of deir yassin and all other. 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. This article or the lead to it, anyway comes across as thoroughly pov, a bitterly defended coverup of an atrocity. Sep 26, 2003 september 24, 2003 today, an extraordinary event will take place in geneva, new york. Four things to know about the deir yassin massacre youtube. 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. It features deir yassin remembered executive director daniel mcgowan, massacre survivor zeinab akel, palestinian activists raneen jeries and fahmi nashashibi, dar al tifl al arabi school and orphanage director mahira dajani, zochrot founder eitan bronstein.
Apr 09, 2018 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, a palestinian arab village of roughly 600. On april 9, 1948, when the first arabisraeli war was just beginning, the irgun and le. Kaufmans implication is that begin acknowledges and justifies a massacre. Local holocaust denial group deemed a hate organization.
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. One of the buildings of deir yassin became a psychiatric hospital if that helps locate it. The story of a massacre at deir yassin has played an important part in the formation of palestinian identity, in the narrative of the nakba catastrophe and remains one of the key points in the. 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.
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 international red cross reported that there were 400 residents. Deir yassin remembered, a local group famous for its weekly protests outside beth israel congregation in ann arbor, has been placed on a list of hate groups compiled by the southern poverty law center under the subcategory of holocaust denial. A tour to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the deir yassin massacre, an event that over the years has become one of the historical symbols of the palestinian nakba. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The fact of their existence will become as fragile as a scent in wind, and. Deir yassin was a palestinianarab village of several hundred residents, all muslim, living in 144 houses. 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. 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. We must never forget the massacre in deir yassin the. Adel manna explores the 1948 fall of the galilee, based on memories of local arab inhabitants.
Two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba. By daniel mcgowan dissident voice 17 february 2009. Read more about how israel was absolved of deir yassin and all other massacres. Nov 22, 2017 two recent books make an important contribution to the study of the palestinian nakba. Masada2000 may not think this was a massacre, but actual reliable sources say that what occurred here was a massacre and the name for this massacre is the deir yassin massacre.
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. Both arab and jewish testimony point to the same conclusion. A massacre of arabs masked by a state of national amnesia. There, you can find the video about sports, human talent, the tips in your life. 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.
The following day haganah commander david shaltiel wrote to the leaders of the lehi and irgun. All the arab propaganda channels disseminated the story at the time, and continue to do so to the present day. Deir yassin massacremassacrebattle discussions wikipedia. Deir yassin massacre documentary english subtitles youtube. On the eve of april 9th 1948, armed members of jewish underground groups attacked the village, a strategic site towering jerusalem from the west. 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. One of the perpetrators of war crimes against palestinians that accompanied israels creation was my relative, mordechai benuziyahu, who participated in the deir yassin massacre. Testimonies from the censored deir yassin massacre. The deir yassin affair was publicized throughout the world as the deir yassin massacre, causing great harm to the reputation of the yishuv. My grandmother was nine years old at the time of the deir yassin massacre and every day since she has lived with a steadfast commitment to never forget.
Four things to know about the deir yassin massacre duration. My familys roots run deep in a village brutally attacked by zionist forces on 9 april 1948. On april 9, 1948, just a few weeks before israel was created, armed jewish militias attacked the palestinian village of deir yassin, killing at. History of a lie zoa tract, author and organization president morton klein insists that the massacre of deir yassin did not happen. 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. Video about the deir yassin massacre committed by the zionist terrorists in 1948. Between 9 and 11 april 1948, over 100 arab townspeople were massacred by jewish paramilitaries in deir yassin near jerusalem in the british mandate of palestine. Thursday, 8 april, ended like any other in the small, quiet village. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
Jan 22, 2016 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. The fact of their existence will become as fragile as a scent in wind, and thats exactly what zionist aggressors seek. Yoav gelber writes 610, citing the british mandatory authority figures. It was situated on a hill west of jerusalem 800 meters above sea level. 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. On april 9, 1948, members of the irgun and the stern. The incident became known as the deir yassin massacre. 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.
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. 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. Thus, deir yassin is the child of many deir yassins, and parent to many more. Read more about the scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive. Deir yassin village was located at the southern upper end of the present har nof, near the entrance. Apr 08, 2011 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. The village was razed after a massacre of around 107 of its residents on april 9, 1948, by the jewish paramilitary groups irgun and lehi. According to the washtenaw jewish news, deir yassin remembered is the only sustained action targeting a jewish house.
But the battle indubitably served to expedite the collapse of the arab hinterland in the. Deir yassin had a peaceful reputation and was even said by a jewish newspaper to have driven out some arab militants. In april 2007 the european union agreed to set jail sentences up to three years for those who deny or trivialize the holocaust. 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. In deir yassin, women and babies were also not spared. The assault occurred as jewish militia sought to relieve the blockade of jerusalem during the civil war that. What its like to have a jewish terrorist in the family. One of the awful crimes against the palestinians in 1948, the song is trynottocry by yusuf islam and the.
It was much smaller than har nof is now only about 700 people. Deir yassin massacre gives about 31 500 hits same yesterday oh, and. 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. 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. This week marks the anniversary of an attack by zionist forces against a beautiful village in jerusalem. This event was organized by deir yassin remembered, an international human rights organization, half of whose current board includes jews. The scars of deir yassin and our determination to survive. S chapter of the stern gang refusing to assist them with aid or support to raise money for their cause in palestine. Another infamous incident was the one at kafr qasem in 1956, on the day the fighting in the sinai campaign began. Atoms is an entertainment channel and the number one destination for amazing, original content. September 24, 2003 today, an extraordinary event will take place in geneva, new york. The article deir yassin massacre, along with other articles relating to the arabisraeli conflict, is currently subject to active arbitration remedies resulting from four arbitration cases see wp.
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