Palestine, The 1947–1949 war

From the late Ottoman period to today, fact by fact and source by source.

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30 Nov 1947to 31 Dec 1949
Sealed: Israeli 1948 files resealed by the Defense Ministry
Haaretz reported in 2019 that the Defense Ministry's security department removed and resealed archive documents on 1948, including files historians had already cited.
Why this is sealed
30 Nov 1947to 31 Dec 1949
Sealed: Arab state archives on the 1948 war
A 2002 review of the field noted that no Arab state had opened its archives on the war to researchers, beyond rare authorised access.
Why this is sealed
1947–1949date uncertain
Displacement of Palestinian Arabs, 1947–1949
Palestinian Arabs who fled or were expelled from the territory that came under Israeli control during the 1947–1949 war.
Land & people4 sources4 independent roots1 open question