From those not enlisted in the war-of-words against Israel — from those who speak casually, as citizens and not as warriors — the official Palestinian narrative about 1948 is often undermined. In todays Chicago Tribune there is a story about the Arab-Israeli coastal town of Jisr az-Zarqa. In 1948, amid fighting between Arabs and Jews surrounding the creation of Israel, there was no fighting in Jisr. Arabs living in nearby villages fled, but we didnt even think about it, never even thought about leaving our lands, said Gamil Jarban, 72, a retired fisherman, who said his father built the first house in Jisr. He said the people of Jisr were left alone because they were peaceful. Even when the Jews came here, they didnt want these people to leave the village, he said.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:45:20 +0000
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