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| al-Khalisa District of Safad الخالصة - אל-ח'אלצה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 11, 1948
Distance from district center
28 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation from the sea
150 (meters)
Map location
See location number #11 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Israeli attacking brigade
The Palmach's First Battalion
Village defenders
Local Palestinian militia
Israeli acts of terror
Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause
Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been mostly destroyed with exception of the village school, a British Mandate government's office, and the village mosque.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Khalisa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
10,773
Jewish
0
Public
507
Total
11,280
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
5,586
Planted W/ Cereal
3,775
Built up
20
Cultivable
9,361
Non-Cultivable
1,899
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
160
19th century
50
1931
1,369
1945
1,840
1948
2,134
Est. Refugees 1998
13,108
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
259
1948
403
Schools
The village had an elementary school for boys, which used to admit students from neighboring villages.
Inhabitants place of origin
al-Ghawarina clan were the original founders of the village and constituted most of the population
Local council
The village had council that administered the village affairs
Religious institutions
One mosque (still standing, but it needs renovations guys!)
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Qiryat Shemona
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Stone rubble from the houses marks the site. The school and the Mandate government's office buildings stand abandoned, as does the village mosque and minaret. The level land surrounding the site is cultivated by the settlement of Qiryat Shemona, while the mountainous areas are either used as pastures or are wooded
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 Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008Last reply posted on MARCH-15-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟ |
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| Posted by Dr Marzouk on FEBRUARY-6-2004 Last reply posted on AUGUST-10-2005 I would like to make contact with any Palestinians from al-Khalisa, to rebuild old relations. |
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| Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on DECEMBER-18-2004 Sign al-Khalisa's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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