How did the Palestinian tragedy come about?
How was it that one nation, Palestine, which was under the protection of the League of Nations after WW1 and under the auspices of its Mandatory Power Great Britain from 1919 until 1948, got invaded, occupied and ethnically cleansed of its indigenous population, slowly, systematically and forcefully by another group of people who initially came into the country as immigrants and then to escape the crimes inflicted upon them in Europe?
These very immigrants later turned against their hosts and forced them into exile through brute force and military prowess.
How was it that the people who committed this crime were rewarded with a new state which they called Israel and which they carved out of the land of Palestine? How was it that this new so-called state was immediately recognised within 24 hours of its creation in May 1948, by two super powers, the United States and the Soviet Union and was given a place amongst the civilised communities of this planet and became a member of the United Nations within a year of its creation?
How was it that the world condoned this crime and allowed it to continue over the years and well into the 21st Century while the victims of those crimes, the 4.55 million Palestinian refugees languish in their miserable camps barely surviving on hand-outs from UNRWA and other humanitarian organisations?
Finally, how is it that today not one single civilised nation dare ask any of these questions?
We will attempt to answer these questions through the pages of this website (refer to Aims and Objectives section). We believe that the facts will speak for themselves and that the fear to speak out will be dispelled and replaced by courage and personal conviction.
In the words of Dr Salman Abu-Sitta, author of the impressive 400-page "Atlas of Palestine, 1948" (published by The Palestine Land Society, 2004): If the Israelis and others want to know why the conflict still persists today, they can review the information here [The Atlas of Palestine 1948] and wake up from their collective amnesia about what really happened in 1948.