Expulsion Of The Palestinians by Nur Masalha

The Concept of 'Transfer' in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948

A scholarly examination of how the idea of population transfer featured in Zionist political thought and planning from the late 19th century through the creation of Israel, arguing from archival evidence that expulsion of Arab inhabitants was discussed, debated and at times operationalized rather than merely an accidental byproduct of war; the book traces proposals and rhetoric among leaders and institutions, situates those debates in the Mandate and wartime context, analyzes how these ideas influenced policies leading to the 1948 Palestinian displacement, and assesses the moral, legal and historiographical implications of those findings.