Article frames the Nakba as a planned campaign of ethnic cleansing in 1948, when over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled, villages destroyed, and most of historic Palestine seized to establish Israel. It highlights the role of British rule and Zionist military plans like Plan Dalet, and argues that the Nakba’s legacy of displacement, refugeehood, and land loss continues for Palestinians today. This source is a helpful introduction to the Nakba, Plan Dalet, ethnic cleansing, the British Mandate, Zionist militias, and Palestinian refugees.
