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Welcome To Saris - ساريس (סאריס)

District of Jerusalem
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date April 16, 1948
Distance From District 15 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation 675 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #8 on the map

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Military Operation Operation Nachshon
Attacking Units Some unknown brigade from the Haganah
Defenders Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause Military assault by Zionist troops
Village Temains Saris was completely defaced with the exception of its cemetery.
Ethnically Cleansing Saris' population fled under the influence of the Dayr Yasin's massacre committed on the 9th of April, 1948.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 10,427
Jewish 132
Public 140
**Total 10,699
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)* Jewish (Dunum)*
Irrigated & Plantation 366 0
Olive Groves 415 0
Planted W/ Cereal 3,707 123
Built up 10 0
Arable 4,073 123
Non-Arable 6,484 9
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1596 292
1922 373
1931 470
1945 560
1948 650
Est. Refugees 1998 3,989
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 114
1948 157
Near By Townswhat's new
Dayr Ayyub
         
Bayt Thul

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Qaryet al-'Inab/Abu Goush
       
Bayt Mahsir  
           
Kasla
           
Dayr 'Amr
Schools One school for boys destroyed when the village itself was destoryed in April, 1948.
Places of Warship One mosque located in the its center.
Water Supply Saris inhabitants relied on springs and wells for their domestic water needs.
Archeological Sites There were several khirbas in the village area.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
Shoresh and Sho'eva
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Village Before Nakba

The village stood on a high plateau that stretched north−south and descended steeply on its northern edge, where it overlooked the Jerusalem−Jaffa highway. The village also overlooked wide areas on all sides, especially the western side, where Ramla and Lydda could be seen with the naked eye. Forests around the site enhanced the beauty of its scenery. In 1596, Saris was a village in the nahiya of Jerusalem (liwa' of Jerusalem) with a population of 292. It paid taxes on a number of crops (including wheat, barley, olives, fruit, and carob) as well as on other types of produce and property, such as goats, beehives, and vineyards. In the late nineteenth century, Saris was located on top of a hill, with olive trees growing below the village. The village layout was arc-shaped, in conformity with the contours of the site. Most of its houses were constructed of stone. Its population was Muslim, and there was a mosque in the village center, along with a few shops. The villagers relied on springs and wells for their domestic water needs. Agriculture was their main economic activity. In 1944/45 a total of 3,677 dunums was allocated to cereals; 366 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. There were several khirbas in the area.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

Saris was demolished towards the end of Operation Nachshon (see Bayt Naqquba, Jerusalem sub-district). While the History of the Haganah reports that it was taken on 13 April, other sources indicate that the attack occurred a few days later, on 16 April. Yet in the following month, the Arab Liberation Army recorded an attack on nearby Bayt Mahsir on 9 May, which 'failed at the village of Saris.' It appears, then, that although the village was destroyed in the mid-April attack―Palestinian historian 'Arif al-'Arif states that 35 houses were demolished―it was not held firmly by the Haganah and subsequently remained on the front lines. The New York Times put the number of houses destroyed at 25, in addition to the village mosque and a school. It also stated that 7 Arabs were killed by the Haganah task force of 500 soldiers, which attacked in the early morning, using mortars and small arms before withdrawing. A Haganah statement was quoted as saying that the battalion stayed in the village about five hours, blowing up 25 buildings and burning others. The statement admitted that some women may have been among the casualties, but maintained that the residents were evacuated at the beginning of the attack. The Haganah also made the improbable claim that Syrian soldiers were encountered at the village. Israeli historian Benny Morris quotes an official British dispatch issued later that month which implied that the people of Saris fled under the influence of the massacre at nearby Deir Yasin (Jerusalem sub-district) on 9 April.

Shortly before the village was taken, on 13 April, Haganah chief Israel Galili wrote to senior Jewish National Fund (JNF) official Yosef Weitz asking for a settlement to be established at Saris 'as soon as possible.' Galili said that the establishment of settlements at this and seven other sites was regarded as 'important to security,' according to Morris. A JNF plan submitted on 20 August called for a settlement to be built on the site; Shoresh was inaugurated later that year.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Shoresh (156133) was established 1 km southwest of the site in 1948. The settlement of Sho'eva (157134), established in 1950, is 0.5 km to the northeast. Both are on village land.

Village Today

The Village Today

The site is covered with stone rubble; iron bars protrude from the collapsed roofs. There are many open wells and several caves with arched roofs. A large number of trees, including cypress, fig, and almond trees, grow on the site. An abandoned grove of almond trees is located on the eastern side. In the middle of the slope are the remains of an artificial pool. The village cemetery, surrounded by trees, is located southwest of the site. It contains several large tombs, one of which is surrounded by a small, roofless enclosure; an almond tree grows in the center. The Shoresh forest, named after the Israeli settlement, was established by the youth of the Jewish National Fund in Johannesburg, South Africa (see photo). Another forest in the area, dedicated to several notable Jews, has been planted under the auspices of the Center for European Jewry.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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