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2024-12-22 03:25:05

Raph on Nostr: After Israel won the 1948 war (& expelled 750,000 Palestinians), the Israeli ...

After Israel won the 1948 war (& expelled 750,000 Palestinians), the Israeli leadership wondered what to do with the Arabs who remained in Israeli territory.

One big question was whether to allow them to vote. Much of the ruling party (Mapai), including Prime Minister Ben Gurion, was against.

Ben Gurion thought the Arabs would form a 'fifth column' and should be treated as such. So Israel imposed a military regime exclusively on Arab towns and villages.

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