[yonif]

The Arab "refugees" were not driven out by anyone. The vast majority left at the order or exhortation of their leaders - always with the same reassurance - that it would help the Arab states in the war they were about to launch to destroy the State of Israel.

[Restorer]

false rumors of a massacre at the village of Deir Yassin

I've read considerable on this topic. My understanding is that a group of Jews (of the group led by Menachem Begin) did commit an atrocious massacre of Arab non-combatants, including women and children.

The massacre may indeed have been exaggerated and thus have produced "false rumors," but it was very real.

I have also seen lots of evidence that some Jews did indeed encourage the Arabs to run away, although it may not have been official policy to do so.

[Jim Noble]

If Israel cannot affirm-even to itself-that it TOOK the land and occupies it by right of conquest, then they are going, eventually, to lose.

[monkeyshine]

The mere idea that the 600,000 Jews of Palestine, half women, many children and ederly were able to drive 750,000 people off the land and fight 9 Arab mechanized armies at the same time is preposterous.