"Transfer" - a euphemism denoting the organized removal of the Arab population of Palestine to neighbouring or distant countries - is deeply rooted in Zionism. Palestine, in Zionist thought, is "a land without a people for a people without a land" - a vacant territory waiting for settlers, with Palestinian residents who are not attached to the land by historical or cultural ties. This book, by the author of "Expulsion of the Palestinians: the Concept of `Transfer' in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948", discusses how "transfer" has informed the thinking of Israeli officials since the creation of the state of Israel, and how the policy "more land, fewer Arabs" has been seen as a serious solution to Israel's demographic problems.
- ISBN10 0571191002
- ISBN13 9780571191000
- Publish Date 21 April 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 December 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English