Plan Dalet - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Plan Dalet: Encyclopedia Ii - Plan Dalet - Purpose Of Plan Dalet
The introduction states: a) "The objective of this plan is to gain control of the areas of the Hebrew state and defend its borders. It a...   » 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 - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - History
The history of the Palestinian Exodus is closely tied to the events of the war in Palestine, which lasted from 1947 to 1949. Many factors...   » 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 - 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 - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - Treatment Of Palestinian Refugees By Arab Nations
In February 1954, Jordan amended its Nationality Law to include "any Arab person born in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan or in the occupi...   » 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 - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - Treatment Of Palestinian Refugees By Arab Nations
In February 1954, Jordan amended its Nationality Law to include "any Arab person born in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan or in the occupi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism: Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism
Zionism maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland. Its focus is on governing the Land ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - Absentee Property
In 1950, the Absentee Property Law was passed in Israel. It provided for confiscation of the property and land left behind by departing P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - The Nakba And Its Role In The Palestinian Narrative
The Nakba or Al-Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, pronounced An-Nakba) is a term meaning "cataclysm" or "catastrophe". It is the term with whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - Contemporary Mediation
The United Nations was involved in the conflict from the very beginning. In the autumn of 1948 the refugee problem was a fact and possibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - The Nakba And Its Role In The Palestinian Narrative
The Nakba or Al-Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, pronounced An-Nakba) is a term meaning "cataclysm" or "catastrophe". It is the term with whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Exodus: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Exodus - Did Arab Leaders Endorse Or Call For The Refugee Flight?
Israeli official sources have long claimed that the refugee flight was in large part instigated by Arab leaders. For example, Yosef Weitz...   » 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 - 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 - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - In British Palestine
Menachem Begin - Forcing the British out of Palestine. Begin quickly made a name for himself as a fierce critic of mainstream Zionist g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - Timeline And Major Events
History of the Israel Defense Forces - Before 1948. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan which divided the British Mandate of Palestine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zionism And Racism - History
Zionism and racism - The demographic change. Despite the history of violence against the Jews, there is no evidence of any interruption...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zionism And Racism - Viewed As Anti-semitism
According to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jews were at one time the "Chosen people" of God; in Judaism, this is still believed to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zionism And Racism - Soviet Influence
Political Zionism was officially stamped out for the entire history of the Soviet Union as a form of bourgeois nationalism. As early as 1...   » 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 - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Quotes
Menachem Begin, the day after the UN vote on the 1947 UN Partition Plan: The Partition of Palestine is illegal. It will never be recogni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Prime Minister Of Israel
Menachem Begin - 1977: Negotiating a majority for the Knesset. (Note: Israel has a system of proportional representation, meaning that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism And Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zionism And Racism - Un Resolution 3379
Main article: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 The Soviet Union began the "Zionism is racism" campaign in the United Natio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - 1978 Operation Litani
Because of waves of terrorist attacks (most notable is the road massacre of 37 civilians) coming from the PLO in Lebanon, the IDF underto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Contested Legacy
The importance of Menachem Begin in Israel's national identity cannot be contested since in 2005 a poll conducted showed him gaining the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - 1979-1981
In 1979 the first Israeli-made Merkava Mk1 main battle tank entered into service. The tank was fully developed and manufactured by Israel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Enters Israeli Politics
In 1948 Begin founded the right-wing political party Herut ("Freedom"), which eventually became the much-larger Likud party. This was a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Early Life
Begin was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Brest-Litovsk ("Brisk"), a town famous for Talmudical scholars such as Rabbi Chaim Solove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Prime Minister Of Israel
Menachem Begin - 1977: Negotiating a majority for the Knesset. (Note: Israel has a system of proportional representation, meaning that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Final Years In Seclusion: Dies In 1992
Begin would rarely leave his apartment, and then usually to visit his wife's grave-site to say the traditional Kaddish prayer for the dep...   » Read the article