Contents

Background: A brief history

Chapter 2: The idea of 'transfer' in Zionist thinking before 1948

Chapter 3: The first wave: the Arab exodus, December 1947 – March 1948

Chapter 4: The Second Wave: The mass exodus, April - June 1948

Chapter 5: Deciding against a return of the refugees, April - December 1948

Chapter 6: Blocking a return

Chapter 7: The Third Wave: the ten days (9-18 July) and the Second Truce (18 - July - 15 October)

Chapter 8: The Fourth Wave: The battles and exodus of October - November 1948

Chapter 9: Clearing the borders; expulsions and population transfers, November 1948 - 1950

Chapter 10: Solving the refugee problem, December 1948 - September 1949

Chapter 11: Conclusion