HIST 294 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Deir Yassin Massacre, Arab Liberation Army, United Nations Partition Plan For Palestine
11 Nov 2016
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Un partition plan of palestine on nov 29, 1947. One narrative: palestinian, zionist movement had a plan to expel the palestinian. Civil war: between nov 30 1947-may 15, 1948 (official end of the british mandate in. In january 1948 the vanguard battalion units of the arab liberation army (ala), under. Fawzi al-qawuqji, iraqi officer, crossed the syria border and took positions in the north of palesti(cid:374)e; a(cid:374)other (cid:271)attalio(cid:374), u(cid:374)der lt. col adi(cid:271) hishakli"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:374)d, soo(cid:374) follo(cid:449)ed suit. Arab states, jordan lebanon, syria and egypt pledged through the arab league to not invade palestine before may 15. During civil war two waves of refugee exodus. Nov-april 1, first wave, 75,000 palestinians, upper middle class, first to move and go to cities in urban arab countries. Free country come back when things have calmed down. 2nd wave, the upper class left the peasants without leadership and guidance.
