Abu Sitta: Returning Palestinians can generate permanent Peace, prosperity, justice for all

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A Guide to the Depopulated And Present Palestine Towns And Villages and Holy Sites

Salman Abu Sitta, Copyright 1998

"A powerful display and information-packed maps on Palestine, the Palestinian refugees and the Right of Return.

Be patient and go through each segment. You will not be disappointed."

The largest planned ethnic cleansing operation in modern history

• Al Nakba 1948 1- 8 Slides

• The largest planned ethnic cleansing operationin modern history
• This started with 1,500 sq. km. of Jewish land (5% of Palestine)
• By military conquest, expulsion and massacres, the conquered land became 20,500 sq. km
  (78% of Palestine)
• The Anatomy of Ethnic Cleansing

• The Aftermath 9- 15 Slides
• They depopulated 530 villages and ….dismembered 105 villages
• Dates and Reasons for Exodus
• Expulsion and Massacres reduced Palestine landscape to waste, 89% expelled by military means, 10% expelled by psychological warfare, 1% left by their own choice
• Level of Destruction of Depopulated Villages
• Reasons of Exodus for Depopulated Palestinian Villages
• Location Of Villages Vs Armistice Line
• Palestinians Villages 1948-1998

• Land and People 16-21 Slides
• Land Ownership By Town / Village
• Population Composition By Town / Village
• Where are the refugees today?
• Rural and Urban Refugees
• We know what they own
• When the refugees return home, they will be welcomed by Palestinians who remained.

• Zionist Myths 22-28 Slides
• Exploding the myth: there is no space
• Exploding the myth: all village sites are over-built
• 10% have some problems which can be solved
• They mostly built on Jewish land
• Palestinians and Jews in The Land that Became Israel
• Exploding the myth:The Jews shall remain a majority
• What is meant by the Jewish character of Israel?

• Return Plan 29-41 Slides
• Now it is time to return home.
• First the villagers from Galilee
• Second, the villagers from the south
• Third and Fourth :The Villagers from Central Palestine :The West Bank and Jordan
• Return to Cities is also possible .They are not destroyed
• Here is an example of Group 2 SAFAD
• Here is an example of Group 1 Lydda and Ramla
• We can build 600,000 housing units for the returning refugees by Palestinian skilled hands in 8 years
• Returning Palestinians can generate permanent Peace, prosperity, justice for all

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