B T : .......''I know for certain since 1947, the Palestinians have been evicted from their homes........""Not true!"

The majority of the Palestinians left because of reasons, fear, of being killed, during fighting that was a daily occurrence,the Arab Radio stations were calling for the Palestinian Arabs to leave Israel, the idea being if all the Arabs leave, then Arab armies would enter and easily take control of Israel. The Arab Liberation Army led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji.

Syria's President Shukri al-Quwatli knew that the Syrian Army was undependable and useless as an instrument of war,therefore, it was much safer for Syria to influence the situation in Palestine by building up a force that was to be paid for and armed by all the Arab League countries. Egypt was to pay for 42% of the costs, Syria and Lebanon 23%, Saudi Arabia 20%, and Iraq the remaining 15%.

On 5 March 1948 Qawuqji returned to Palestine and set his headquarters in the Jaba village between Nablus and Jenin. He also set up a radio station broadcasting propaganda in Hebrew, Arabic and English.He called for the Palestinians to flee out of Israel.

Check photos of Palestinians leaving Israel, 'Palestine Remembers' with their belongings ,no Israeli solders can be seen ,they left as were advised ,or through fear ,that's what people do in times of war!

Shootings happened in my area ,so that the post could not be sent from Nahariya to Haifa, so it was sent by sea ! The letters with the post mark ''From Nahariya to Haifa by sea'' ,are a collectors item.

I will admit in the area near Tel-Aviv, some may have been ordered to leave ,but not in the Galilee and the north