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This article describes the progressive depopulation of the Arab neighborhoods of West Jerusalem following the outbreak of the fighting in late 1947. By the time the State of Israel was proclaimed on 15 May 1948, West Jerusalem already had fallen to Zionist forces. Quoting from eyewitness accounts, the author recounts the widespread looting that followed the Arab evacuation and the settlement of Jewish immigrants and Israeli government officials in the Arab houses. By the end of 1949, all of West Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods had been settled by Israelis.

The book covers the history of Arab Jerusalem in the 20th century and the developments and consequences of the 1948 war. It focuses on the displacement of the Arab neighbourhoods in the western parts of Jerusalem and examines the question of lost property and restitution. It also contains an analysis of the UNCCP records on land and landowners. (DÜI-Hns)