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These are seven days that shatter the 'Nakba' myth

What actually happened after the 1947 UN partition vote is nothing like the story told in activist circles today.

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All week we've seen people repeat the ‘Nakba’ narrative as if Jewish militias suddenly attacked passive Arab communities and drove them out.

But the days after partition tell a story of murderous Arab violence and mobilization. And I will use mostly Arab newspapers to show it.

The morning after the UN vote, the pages of Ad-Difa and Al-Wahda were saturated with threats, anti-Jewish invective, and demands for an 'Islamic Front' to rise.

Al-Wahda’s headline: “O Arabs, the West has chosen your enemies. Will you remain stunned, or will you prepare?”

By day two Arab violence had erupted throughout the mandate. The Palestine Post reported seven Jews murdered in multiple attacks on 30 November.

Look at Ad-Difa’s own front page on the same date.
Its headline describes the murder of Jews. The article described bus ambushes around Jerusalem, attacks in Lod, Tulkarm, Haifa and Jaffa

The war had begun - and it had begun with Arab-initiated violence.

Day three. The front page of Falastin is entirely about Arab mobilisation and anti-Jewish actions. The newspaper boasted about anti-Jewish pogroms throughout the Middle East:

homes burned in Aleppo,
attacks in Baghdad and Cairo,
shootings in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Jaffa.

On the same day, the Palestine Post described Jewish calls for restraint. It also reported that Arab families were leaving mixed neighborhoods to avoid the violence their own side was generating - a detail that matters deeply for refugee debates.

Day four - Arab newspapers continue to chronicle attacks - and celebrate them. Ad-Difa’s front page led with ongoing Arab violence and noted that 49 Jews had now been killed - a cumulative total reported without any suggestion of regret.

Day five: HaTsofe reports on the start of Jewish defense as Jews were killed in 'unprovoked attacks.' The article included striking details:

Residential Jewish streets attacked,
Families trapped in homes,
Jewish houses burned,
Snipers targeting rescue workers.

Day Six: The Palestine Post reports attacks on remote Jewish settlements and notes Arab-on-Arab violence - the murder of a man who 'broke ranks' by not supporting the uprising. This coercive internal atmosphere is erased in modern ‘Nakba’ narratives.

Day seven. A call from Egyptian students for battle. They pledged - in blood - not to return 'except victorious or as martyrs.'

The seeds of the irregular armies that within weeks would invade and attack Jewish outposts. Al Wahda also boasted of attacks on innocent Jews in Aden

These seven days show the reality behind the ‘Nakba’ myth: Arab leaders chose violence from the start, and the region followed. The tragedy that came after wasn’t the result of a Jewish plan, but of a war Arab elites launched - and lost.
Full story here. david-collier.com/the-seven-days…

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