shap the shiny mystique gathered back into its. israel had won the first war and its young history weeks after the staff the first cease fire negotiations began. the losers of the war seven hundred and fifty thousand palestinian refugees. they found shelter in the neighboring arab countries and overcrowded poorly supplied camps. so the arab states didn t really want this population in their midst. so they wanted them to return they also wanted the refugees to return because they understood that a mass return of refugees to israel would topple the israeli state that would undermine the israeli state. the refugees pawns in the conflict with israel. the situation is most devastating in lebanon their state last night many professions they cannot buy land their marginalised. what happened them
the old town of arka close to the market. his family looked into rooms in this house. his father ali owned a livelihood by hiring out donkeys. his mother nef is a cared for the nine children. schools were too expensive so the siblings spent most of their time. here they got to know the children of the neighborhood with him many explored the world. and when we were kids we always used to play together the jewish and arab children. we buy candy read up everywhere in the stores nearly always. we called them jewish arabs. there were sons of our country have it now even though. it s three kilometers from our care to name how many fronts it s what s known as
apart hell of. a part of the story of israel. have a bit of my brother wishes so much you could come back home and live here. i live in my house in my country and i work i m fine i m getting my rights he s not getting as rights can t protect him if he dies there he ll die in a foreign country what about the really. the foreign country on the other side of the border enemy territory. lebanon expelled the jewish population from the country after nine hundred forty eight as did many other arab countries. most of the eight hundred fifty thousand jewish refugees became israelis. they live in a country crisscrossed by fences and increasing border for the vacations not exactly conducive to peace. in the old days and it
for millennia jews have been praying to return to jerusalem in one hundred forty eight it seemed that prime is one answer but was it cools for celebration. jerusalem was always his home denny a jew born in palestine jews and arabs alike were known as palestinians until nine hundred forty eight as a boy is some an arab played with his jewish neighbors boston nine hundred forty eight only the jews were rejoicing finally a state of the jewish friend for example for us to eyes on would suffice the alfred s death camp. design a stream was coming true for pioneers like seaman bowman born in berlin he fled the nazis when he was young now the arab palestinians were refugees but who s to blame
four hours a small minority hundred thousand maybe less is left the country or left their homes as a result of that type of expulsion order i would say that even a smaller number left as a result of direct orders from arab commanders or officials. the refugees watched the withdrawal of the british in may nine hundred forty eight with anticipation as neighboring arab countries threatened war. four hundred thousand arab sons face thirty thousand in equipped had enough isis without british protection without local support. it was imminent and of a state that didn t even exist yet. thus far in c.s.s. failed that was a very very heavy feeling after all israel had no army at that time it was only the