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Institute for Palestine Studies

Independent research institution

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Nov 22, 2025
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1948 didn't the Arabs tell the Arab's living within the now Isreal to leave to kill the Jews.

The claim that Arab leaders ordered Palestinian Arabs in 1948 to leave so Arab armies could “kill the Jews” is not supported by the sources provided; available reporting shows multiple, contested caus...

Dec 14, 2025
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Did ben gurion write that they should expel the arabs

Scholars and commentators disagree about whether David Ben‑Gurion wrote or intended the sentence “We must expel Arabs and take their place.” Some editions and historians quote that line from his Octob...

Nov 13, 2025
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When was the first recorded self-described palestinian

The earliest documented self‑description of an Arab as “Palestinian” in the sources provided appears in 1898, when Khalīl (Khalil) Beidas (also spelled Baydas) used the Arabic term *Filasṭīnī* in a tr...

Feb 5, 2026

What credible investigations have been done into alleged secret Zionist operations in the 20th and 21st centuries?

Serious, documented inquiries into claims of “secret Zionist operations” fall into two distinct categories: historical, archival and intelligence investigations of specific actions by Zionist organiza...

Dec 16, 2025

How have primary sources (Arabic radio broadcasts, government orders, eyewitness testimonies) been interpreted regarding calls for evacuation in 1948?

Scholars and primary‑source analysts disagree sharply about whether Arabic radio broadcasts or Arab leaders issued widespread evacuation orders in 1948: Erskine Childers’ review of radio transcripts f...