Encyclopedia - Arab Liberation Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Liberation Army - The Disposition And Control Of Forces
The Arab League Military Committee, with headquarters in Damascus, was responsible for the movements and servicing of the Army. The Commi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the "War of Independence" (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the "War of Liberation" (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - The Massacre
The fighting was over at about 11:00 am. The fighters begin to clean up the houses to secure them. Irgun's commander Ben-Zion Cohen noted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capture Of Haifa In 1948: Encyclopedia Ii - Capture Of Haifa In 1948 - Background
The city of Haifa, on the Mediterranean coast at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Sharon, was among the most strategic locations in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. In the twelve days following the UN decision 79 jews were killed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. Right after the UN partition plan was approved, joint Jordanian, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - The Battle
The attack force consisted of about 132 men, 72 from Irgun and 60 from Lehi as well as a few women to serve as support. From Givat Shaul ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - Number Of Dead Wounded And Prisoners
In 1948 participants, observers and journalists wrote that as many as 254 villagers were killed that day. Everyone had an interest in pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - Battle Plans
During the battle for Kastel, the Irgun and Lehi took their plan to attack Deir Yassin to Haganah for coordination. Rivalry between them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - Results
Deir Yassin very quickly became an ideological bait in the propaganda war between Israel and the Arab states. Panic flight of Arabs acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capture Of Haifa In 1948: Encyclopedia Ii - Capture Of Haifa In 1948 - The Battle
After the UN resolution to partition Palestine, the Jewish neighborhoods of Haifa were under constant attacks by Arab snipers. The neighb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Background
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the League of Nations granted the British and the French temporary colonial ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Aftermath
1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements. In 1949, Israel signed separate armistices with Egypt on February 24, Lebanon on Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - Historical Background
The Deir Yassin event occurred during the so-called "civil war" period of fighting (from December 1947 to mid-May 1948) inside Palestine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - 1948
The Deir Yassin events began with an attack on April 9, 1948, in which several Jewish armed factions seized and occupied the Arab town of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deir Yassin Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Deir Yassin Massacre - The Question Of Foreign Arab Ala Troops In Deir Yassin
It is highly unlikely that there were more than at most half a dozen foreign fighters in Deir Yassin at the time of the attack. Earlier t...   » Read the article