The Case of Abu Ghosh and Beit Naqquba.2C Al Fureidis and Jisr Zarka in 1948.E2.80.94or Why Four Villages Remained 1948 and After

1 case of abu ghosh , beit naqquba, al fureidis , jisr zarka in 1948—or why 4 villages remained

1.1 abu ghosh
1.2 beit naqquba
1.3 al fureidis
1.4 jisr zarka

the case of abu ghosh , beit naqquba, al fureidis , jisr zarka in 1948—or why 4 villages remained
abu ghosh

the villagers of abu ghosh had first been expelled in 1948, bulk of inhabitants infiltrated home in following months , years. in second half of 1949, idf , police started descend on abu ghosh in series of more or less brutal search-and-expel operations, rounded recent infiltrators , pushed them on border jordan. (p. 267–268): following 1 such round-up, in 1950, inhabitants of abu gosh sent off open letter , knesset members , journalists, writing israelis had repeatedly

surrounded our village, , taken our women, children , old folk, , thrown them on border , negev desert, , many of them died in consequence, when shot [trying make way across] borders .

so far, inhabitants had held peace.

cannot remain silent in face of latest incident last friday, when woke shouts blaring on loudspeaker announcing village surrounded , trying out shot.... police , military forces began enter houses , conduct meticulous searches, no contraband found. in end, using force , blows, gathered our women, , old folk , children, sick , blind , pregnant women. these shouted there no saviour. , looked on , powerless save beg mercy. alas, our pleas of no avail... took prisoners, weeping , screaming, unknown place, , still not know befell them.

partly due public outcry, of inhabitants allowed home. morris writes (p. 269): in end several dozen abu gosh families remained in exile, refugees, in ramallah area in west bank.

beit naqquba

about beit naqquba, morris writes (p. 263): possible inhabitants of beit naqquba had received both order evacuate arab military commanders in ein karim , strong advice same effect lisser , navon. advice given in name of harel brigade, physically controlled area, more potent of 2 factors in precipitating evacuation.

between 1948 , 1964 (by former) inhabitants of bayt naqquba @ first lived @ sataf, under trees, because arabs had not allowed them come on lines, out of distrust , revenge (quoted in morris, p. 264). afterwards allowed stay temporarily in abu ghosh.

(p. 266): reason given why not allowed return given security local kibbutz kiryat anavim. however, kiryat anavim s opposition return of beit naqquba refugees village in part based on security considerations. kibbutz wanted beit naqquba s land. problem handful of beit naqquba refugees living in abu gosh continued cultivate lands, , assumed forward day on able return homes. seems long beit naqquba inhabitants remain near abandoned village, continue maintain contact village, , members of kiryat anavim not able take on , cultivate village lands. reporting this, (on 16 march 1949), interior ministry official responsible jerusalem district recommended beit naqquba villagers residing in abu ghosh moved somewhere ... far away .

starting in 1964, former bayt naqquba residents started moving new site, called ein naqquba , located on of land south of jerusalem–tel aviv highway.

al fureidis


jisr zarka