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• 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

Salman Abu Sitta, Copyright 1998