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Raml Zayta (Template:Lang-ar, Raml Zeitâ) (also Khirbet Qazaza) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 km northwest of Tulkarm. In 1945, the village had a population of 140. Benny Morris writes that the causes of the village's depopulation and when it occurred are unknown.
American historian Rosemarie Esber interviewed refugees from Raml Zaita. Zakiya Abu Hammad said that Yishuv forces besieged the village for about two weeks, causing a lack of food: " started going into people's homes and forcing them out. They told us, "You either leave or we´ll kill you." Some people were killed on the roads, as they abandoned their homes...They followed us. Those who were lucky, escaped with their lives, others did not."
According to Walid Khalidi, an Arab family is still living in the village in one of the original houses.
References
- Khalidi, 1992, p. 560
- Hadawi, 1970, p. 76.
- Morris, 2004, p. xviii.
- Esber, 2008, p.297
- Welcome To Raml Zayta
Bibliography
- Esber, Rosemarie M. (2008), Under the Cover of War, The Zionist Expulsions of the Palestinians. Arabicus Books & Media. ISBN 0-9815131-7-4, ISBN 978-0-9815131-7-1.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
See also
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