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Welcome To The City of al-Lydd District of al-Ramla اللد - לוד |
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Occupation date |
July 11th, 1948 |
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Elevation from the sea | 50 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maps | Map of al-Lydd city | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attacking Israeli force | Haganah and IZL forces attacked the city from the East and North. The Eastern attack attack originated from Khulda, al-Qubab, Jimzu, and Danyal, and the Northern attack originated from Majdal al-Sadiq, Qula, and al-Muzayri'a. During the attack on the city, the Zionists used fighter bombers for the first time to bomb the city and the nearby airport. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City defenders |
Transjordan army, some Arab Liberation Army, and local Palestinian
militias. The people of al-Lydd and al-Ramla should be very proud of their city defenders because in April and May 1948, they launched several counter attacks on the Zionist forces, which resulted in the liberation of several surrounding villages between al-Lydd and Jaffa, plus the liberation of al-Lydd train station & its airport. The question which begs itself: - What would have happened if these heroes were given the chance of defending their cities? |
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Acts of terror | Soon after the city's occupation, the "Jewish Army" committed its biggest massacre in Palestine, which resulted in the murder of 426 men, women, and children. At least, 176 of these people were slaughtered in Dahmash mosque, which functioned as the city's main mosque. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethnic cleansing |
Soon after al-Lydd's massacre, the inhabitants were
terrorized into fleeing their city, and out of the 19,000 people who used to
call al-Lydd
home, only 1,052 were allowed to stay. Yitzhak Rabin, the Noble Prize winner, has written in his diary soon after Lydda's and Ramla's occupation:
Later, Rabin underlined the cruelty of the operation as mirrored in the reaction of his soldiers. He stated during an interview (which is still censored in Israeli publications to this day) with David Shipler from the New York Times on October 22, 1979:
Just before the 1948 war, the residents of the twin cities, Lydda and al-Ramla, almost constituted 20% of the total urban population in central Palestine, inclusive of Tel-Aviv. Currently, the former residents and their descendents number at least a half a million, who mostly live in deplorable refugee camps in and around Amman (Jordan) and Ramallah (the occupied West Bank). According to Rabin, the decision to ethnically cleanse the twin cities was an agonizing decision, however, his guilty conscious did not stop him from placing a similar order against three nearby villages ('Imwas, Yalu, and Bayt Nuba) 19 years later. The exodus from Lydda and al- Ramla was portrayed firsthand by Ismail Shammout, the renowned Palestinians artist from Lydda itself, click here to view his exodus gallery. To learn more about the ethnic cleansing of Lydda and al-Ramla based on declassified Israeli archives, we suggest clicking here as well . Click here if you wish o learn more about cleansing Lydda and Ramla based on declassified Israeli documents and personal diaries. |
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Refugees' migration route |
On July 14th 1948, the " Jewish Army" terrorized the inhabitants of al-Lydd and
al-Ramla into fleeing to Ramallah via
al-Qubab, Salbit,
Bayt Nabala, and Kufr Ein.
Close to 55,000 people clogged the
roads in and out of Ramallah for weeks,
where 350 Palestinians died due to exhaustion
and dehydration. As the refugees were departing the twin cities, many of them, especially
the women, were robbed,
stripped of their jewelry and money at roadblocks that were manned
"Jewish Army". In that respect, it's worth quoting Aharon Cizling,
the 1st Israel Agriculture Minister, who stated in July, 1948 :
It's very sad that for the first time in the twentieth century, terrorizing civilians out of their homes was used to achieve military and political objectives. In that regard, Yigal Allon explained how this expulsion had a "positive" impact on the war, at least from the hit point of view. He stated in mid-July 1948:
Often, the Israeli commanders on the scene were encouraged to use refugees to burden the enemy's war machine, clog their roads, divert food and other supplies away from their enemy, and to demoralization the population and the Arab armies. |
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City's name through history | The city may have picked its name from a Greek tribe known by Lydda, who were the first to settle the area. During the Roman period, the city was known by Diospolis, but soon after the Muslim Arabs conquest, al-Lydd regained its original name until the Zionists changed its name to Lod in 1948. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City area size | In 1945, al-Lydd city covered an area of 3,855 dunums, which included 645 dunums for roads, wadies, and railroads, ... etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Municipality area size | In 1945, al-Lydd municipality covered an area of 19,868 dunums, which included 663 dunums for roads, wadies, and railroads, ... etc. It should be noted that al-Lydd was a Zionist Free Zone (ZFZ) until its occupation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nearby wadies & rivers | To the west of the city, al-Lydd border Wadi al-Sarar just before it terminates into al-'Awja river. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weather |
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Major plantations |
In the years between 1942-1945, al-Lydda's had 3,217 dunums planted with citrus
trees, and 5,900 dunums planted
with olive trees. Since Israeli still maintains and enforces the "Law Of Absentees", most of Lydda's industries, farms, buses, cars, railroads, cattle, real states, ... etc. have been looted and became the property of the "Jewish state". When similar injustices were perpetrated against Europe's Jewish citizens by the Germans and the Swiss during WWII, the Jews of the world demanded justice for their looted art works and properties. The question which begs to be asked is :- Are the Palestinian people entitled for compensation for their looted properties? |
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Distance from other towns |
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Population |
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Number of houses | In 1931, al-Lydd had 2,475 houses, which either were all looted or destroyed by the "Jewish state". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City's income & expenses |
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Schools |
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Israeli settlements within city borders | The city of Lod occupies the city plus Zeitan in the north, Yagel nearby the airport, Ahi'Eser between the last two, Ginnaton to the east close to Ben Shemen. |
Students Enrollment |
Government | Others | Total |
Boys | 734 | 713 | 1,447 |
Girls | 364 | 238 | 602 |
Total | 1,098 | 951 | 2,049 |
Percentage | 53.6% | 46.4% | 100% |
Bibliography
Our primary sources for the above data was Biladuna Filisteen (2nd set, volume 4) by Mustafa Murad al-Dabagh and The Palestine Encyclopedia.
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Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
عبدالرووف سعدات عبدالرووف نفيسه | نفيسه | IN, United States |
sohaib abdeljawad | Abdeljawad | nsw, australia |
رجائي شحيط | - | - |
yazan hamam | Hamam | Amman, Jordan |
الكاشف | الكاشف | رام الله |
dr hisham mustafa hamam | - | amman, jordan |
Samir Hamam | - | Catania- Italia |
هديل ابو كويك | - | Oslo \ Norway |
mousa al lou lou | Al Lou Lou | Dubai, U.A.E |
ابو عبد الله | محمود درويش-عبد النبي | المحافظة الوسطى, المحافظة الوسطى |
وليد أبوالروس | أبو الروس | عمان |
Ezz10 | Hassouneh | CA, USA |
أبو جمعة | الشافعي | - |
الاء | ادريس | السعودية -جده |
moh'd abu kwaik | - | amman, jordan |
Fouad Saymeh | - | Ontario, Canada |
smajb | - | - |
اللداوية | البيجاوي | عمان, الاردن- الامارات |
لداوي | - | اللد, فلسطين |
abu shkok | shkokani | jordan, jordan |
Rawan issa alsallaq | al-sallaq | amman, jordan |
حمدى هارون | اللد | الرياض, السعودية |
خليل رمانة | رمانة | رام الله, فلسطين |
المهندس ابو احمد | الشلتوني | غزة, غزة |
Nuzha Zozo Al Huneidi | AL Huneidi | DAMASCUS-SYRIA |
m.sallaj | - | - |
Moh'd Haroun | Haroun | Amman, Jordan |
judi | حبيب | - |
عماد الخطيب | الخطيب | Ohio, U.S |
حنين | ابوطالب | عمان, الاردن |
alhenn | alhenn | california, usa |
lina adnan alhuneidi | - | jeddah, ksa |
Bilal Shammout | - | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Mustafa Alfarr | ALFAR | - |
ابودرويش اللداوي | ادريس | - |
أحمد حمام | حمام | - |
khaldoun | Shahin | saudi arabia |
mohannad | abualrous | Jabal Alqusour, اللد |
أيمن الحافي | الحافي | قطاع غزة, قطاع غزة |
mat | r | عمان, الاردن |
Majdi Sameer Al-Tawabini | - | Amman, Jordan |
Khader AbuKhass | أبو خاص | - |
علي الحاج ياسين | الحاج ياسين | عمان, الاردن / عمان |
حبش | حبش | الزرقاء |
rajaie الزمر | الزمر | - |
ابو عــماد | الحـــجار | - |
Ahmed Karzon | karzon | Houston, Texas |
أبو عمر اللدي | - | اللد |
أبو سيف | الجزره | عمان, الاردن |
Saeed | Kayyali | Amman, Jordan |
محمد صلاح | ابو دقة | - |
لؤي حبش | - | الزرقاء, الاردن |
Eng. Abdelgani Naser | Naser | - |
Anjad | Sarsour | Kuwait, Kuwait |
um khalid | - | - |
Abu Bader | - | Doha, Qatar |
mohammad ALBABA | - | Ontario, canada |
اللداوي | - | - |
GHADEER | ZEID | SHJ |
Samia Abu kwaik | - | UAE |
ابو عبد الله | - | دبي |
farafeh | Arafeh | - |
Saleem Ghayyada | - | UK |
khatib79 | - | عمان |
محمد اللحام | - | - |
HATEM KWAIK | - | Queensland, AUSTRALIA |
Dina Saba | Ghaneema /Azzouni | California, USA |
Zayd Subeh | - | - |
Rami Hassouneh | Hassouneh | - |
أبو عارف | حجير | - |
رابعه | شكوكاني | رام الله |
murad | - | amman, jordan |
mustafa abuzer | ABUZER | Dubai, UAE |
كامل ابوكويك | - | - |
Jamal Shkoukani | Shkoukani | - |
Raed Abu-Kweik | - | - |
Amany Hajyassin | Hajyassin | - |
بيسان | ابو خالد | - |
nisreen | abu khalid | - |
rasha | abu khalid | - |
rania | abu khalid | - |
raid soubh | صبح | uae |
Mutaz Shkoukani | Shkoukani | Michigan, USA |
ramzi abu nimreh | abu nimreh | palistine, ramallah |
Yousef Tawabini | Al Tawabini | ON, ON |
Faizeh Abu- Hatab | Abu - Hatab | Amman - Jordan |
Abdellatif Aisheh | A. Aisheh | CT, United States |
طارق | أبوكويك | الشارقة |
رياض الزمر | الزمر | عمان |
Maher Abu Zer | Abu Zer | Amman, Jordan |
rara | - | - |
nats semreen | - | - |
Randa | - | Kuwait |
deco | سلامة | اللد, اللد |
MAHMOUD KAMAL ABU KWAIK | ABU KWAIK | UAE, RAK |
Salah Haroun | Haroun | Western Australia, Australia |
صبحي عساف | عساف | عمان, الاردن |
Katy | أبوكويك | قطاع غزة, فلسطين |
osama abu kwaik | abu kwaik | berlin, deutschland |
Khateeb Abdul hafez | AL-Khateeb | - |
Shukri Hanhan | Hanhan | California, USA |
Barhoush A | labady | Tulkarem, Palestine |
Omar Abukwaik | - | - |
Najat Naser | Naser | ON, Canada |
Ayman El-lala | - | - |
Ahmad Al-okosh | Al-okosh | Shrjah, UAE |
MAHMOUD ALADDASI | - | - |
iyas aladdasi alhunaidi | aladdasi / alhunidi | jordan |
khaled alzamer | - | - |
Samer Qasem | Al-Shaeikh Qasem | Amman, Joradn |
Bashar M. Subeh | Subeh/Soboh | California, USA |
khaled abu-kwiek | ABU-KWIEK | OHIO, USA |
imad abuzir | - | ill, u s a |
Osama Al Okush Al Salhi | Al Okush Al Salhi | Amman, Jordan |
ranias | Saymeh | Ontario, Canada |
Khader Abu-Hayyeh | Abu-Hayyeh | Kent, England |
Maurice Khamis | Tawabini | NY, USA |
Amer Nemer | Nemer | Texas , Palestine |
ALAA Nimer | - | - |
Hana Alkhaldi | - | nc, usa |
Rasha Dahmash | Dahmash | IL, USA |
Nasser Halteh | El Halteh | CA, USA |
maram adnan Al-Huneidi | - | kuwait, kuwait |
Mohamed Said Soubh | Soubh / Soboh / Sobeh / Suboh | Paderborn, Germany |
lina elwahwah | - | new york, usa |
Noor Abu Kuwaik | Abu Kuwaik | Palestine |
Bodour Abu Kuwaik | Abu Kuwaik | Palestine- Gaza |
Dana karzoun | Karzoun | md, usa |
Abu mshref | - | Amman, Jordan |
sweetangel | ganeemeh-al azouny | amman, jordan |
Ghada Saba | Ghanimeh ./ Al Azzoni | amman, Jordan |
R Kishek | Kishek | - |
Mursi Mubarak | Mubarak | TX, USA |
MAHER SALEEM SUBEH | SUBEH "SOBOH / SUBOH / SOBH" | CALIFORNIA, USA |
ELWAHWAH | - | new york, usa |
Basem Jafar Karzoun | Karzoun | CT, USA |
Loryan Karzoun | Shafie | CT, USA |
alaa nimer | - | - |
Gamal Elnabelsya | Elnabelsya | Ontario, Canada |
ABUZER | - | IL, USA |
leena Faris abu Kuwaik | Abu Kuwaik | Palestine, Palestine |
alaa | - | tx, USA |
MOHAMMAD SHKOUKANI | - | USA |
ibrahim rajab | rajab | kuwait, kuwait |
Sana Al-Ajo | Al-Ajo | Canada |
yazan | Alhunidie | jordan, jordan |
shafik elwahwah | shawamre | new york, u.s.a |
maher | rajab | amman, jordan |
walid abuzir | abuzir | jordan, jordan |
mousa alghazzawi | alghazzawi | - |
George Hanhan | - | ca, USA |
Haitham Tartir | Tartir | New York, USA |
Ali | Samhouri | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
mohammad kayyali | al kayyali | amman, jordan |
Amber Hanan Al-Huneidi Ghosheh | Al-Huneidi | California, USA |
sana | Suboh | kuwait, kuwait |
IMAD ABU ZER | - | ILLINOIS, USA |
Almalekh | Almalekh | - |
azzam abu kwaik | abo kwaik | - |
samir_tartir | Tartir | Georgia, USA |
Fadi Saba | Ghanima/al-Azouni | California, USA |
samer aburous | aburous | Berlin, Germany |
Saeed Darwish | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Ismaeal Naji | Al Naji | Ny, U.S. |
Mounir Shaltony | unknown | ON, Canada |
Fadi AL-LIddawi | - | - |
nabih ateyeh | 3ateyeh | ottawa, canada |
Essam Sarhan Abukuwaik | Abu Kuwaik | Kuwait, Kuwait |
A Refugee | Hanhan | CA, CA |
Saliba Hanhan | Hanhan | NC, USA |
Rola Shafai | Sallaj | New York, New York |
fares hassouna | hassouna | UAE, UAE |
Hanan El-Sallaq | El-Sallaq | Texas, USA |
karam Tannous | - | NY, USA |
rami abu kwaik | abu kwaik | - |
R. Saba | - | - |
Samer Al-Hunaidi | AL-HUNAIDI | OR, USA |