Beer Sheba: The Forgotten Half of Palestine
The Beer Sheba (Bir Saba') district is the least understood and most mispresented part of Palestine in terms of the number of refugees and related land and property claims. In 1948, the entire…
Traces of Poison–Israel’s Dark History Revealed
Israel, not Iraq, holds that distinction of being the first country in the region to use weapons of mass destruction with genocidal intent. Salman Abu Sitta* digs into a dark history.
Catastrophe Without End
From the 1948 Nakbah to events in the occupied territories today, Israel's aims and supporting myths have been remarkably similar, writes Salman Abu Sitta* to carry out the ethnic cleansing of…
The Line of 1967-1949
(Response to F. Hof Essay, “The Line of June 4, 1967”, MEI, Sept 1999.) Frederic Hof has written a timely and well-researched essay on the dividing line between Syria and Israel since 1948. This is…
Restitution and Compensation
There has never been more universal and sustained consensus of the international community than that accorded to the rights of the Palestinian Refugees. These rights are enshrined in the fundamental…
