It's quite arrogant of you to dismiss the work of these noted historians (Benny Morris, Edward Said, Simha Flapan, Tom Segev), without providing anything to back up your assertions. Here is another link:
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As a curious kid, I asked the adults, why did the "neighbors leave", they actually kept in the the Kibbutz' library some of the leaflets signed by the Mufti of Jerusalem urging those people to leave.
It appears you have been inundated with Zionist propaganda from a young age. Perhaps that explains your bias. The documented record shows without a doubt that Arab leaders were pleading with their people to stay put. Even Zionist newspapers of the time recorded this, and made no - ZERO! - mention of Arab orders to flee.
On the other hand, you easily gloss over the constant rambling we heard from over the borders how they were going to throw us to the sea.
Exactly where did you hear this? I've heard this slogan from Jews ad nauseum, and never seen a source. A reward was once offered for evidence, maybe you could cash in.
Let's get one thing straight. The first shot in the animosity department was fired by the Zionists, specifically the second aliyah. Jews got along fine with Arabs for centuries, and even during the first aliyah. It was in the early 20th century, when Arabs caught wind of the Zionist plan to boycott Arab labor and goods, and the grand plan to conquer all of Palestine (and Transjordan, and more) and cleanse it of Arabs, that the Arabs began to feel animosity towards the Jews.
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