Israeli Militias Massacre 190 Palestinians, Including 30 Babies, in a Town that Supported Israel, Kicking Off the Nakba.
On April 9, 1948, the village of Deir Yassin witnessed a horrific massacre by Jewish militias, Irgun and Stern Gang. In a brutal onslaught, they slaughtered at least 107 to 250 Palestinian villagers, including women and children. This heinous act, documented by British and UN reports, involved unspeakable atrocities like rape, dismemberment, and execution-style killings. The assault on Deir Yassin, which had a non-aggression pact with the Hagana, was part of a calculated ethnic cleansing strategy, heightening terror among Palestinians and triggering the Nakba.
The massacre’s aftermath was equally chilling. Surviving men paraded through Jerusalem’s streets before being cold-bloodedly executed. The British, still in control of Palestine, chose not to intervene, paving the way for further violence. This event not only instilled fear across Palestinian communities, prompting mass exodus, but also catalyzed Arab governments’ intervention in the conflict. The Deir Yassin massacre stands as a stark reminder of the brutalities of war and the indelible scars it leaves on history. […]
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Resources
- Deir Yassin Massacre - wikipedia
- Deir Yassin - Why it Still Matters - Al Jazeera
- Attack on Deir Yassin - UN Palestine Commission
- 1948 Palestinian Expulsion - wikipedia
- The Saga of Deir Yassin: Massacre, Revisionism, and Reality - pdf
- Palumbo, Michael. The Palestinian Catastrophe: The 1948 Expulsion of a People from Their Homeland. London: Faber and Faber, 1987, pp 47 - 57
- Ilan Pappé, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2006), 90 - 91