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To: Thomas M. who wrote (4360)	9/24/2001 12:53:45 PM
From: epsteinbd	Respond to of 23908

It becomes obvious, sir, that you are not a free thinker seeking to get more or better truth out of this fine place, you avoid to address disturbing facts, and you'd rather respond with insults... "A Zionist with a conscience is a surprising thing", and to others : "You Zionist, can't..." Etc Not only you don't really know what you are talking about, but just as bad, we don't know WHY you do so ? And even worse, I trust that you DO KNOW. Epsteinbd

To: Thomas M. who wrote (4360)	9/24/2001 2:13:34 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 23908

I suppose that since the truth -- that most of the Arabs left of their own accord, either following instructions from the Arab High Committee or in panic (aided by the rumors of atrocities at Deir Yassin) -- is embarrassing, we can see the strength of the effort to push the new ethnic cleansing story. Here, for a reality check, is an exerpt from a British police report from Haifa, dated 26 April, 1948: "Haifa remains quiet. Yesterday produced a noticeable change in the general atmosphere and businesses and shops in the lower town were open for the first time in many days. Traffic started to move normally around the town and people returning to their places of business filled the streets. In fact, Haifa presented a more normal appearance than it had done for a long while. Some Arabs were seen moving among the Jews in the lower town and German Colony area and these were allowed free and unmolested passage. An appeal has been made to the Arabs by the Jews to reopen their shops and businesses in order to relieve the difficulties of feeding the Arab population. Evacuation was still going on yesterday and several trips were made by 'Z' craft to Acre. Roads, too, were crowded with people leaving Haifa with their belongings. At a meeting yesterday afternoon Arab leaders reiterated their determination to evacuate the entire Arab population and they have been given the loan of ten 3-ton military trucks as from this morning to assist the evacuation. [emphasis in the original document]"