Bir Saba' (Beersheba)

Info

District: Bir-a-Saba (Beer Sheva)

Population 1948: 6460

Occupation date: 21/10/1948

Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None

Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: None

Videos

Testimony by Professor Yehuda Kedar

Palmach soldier

Testimony by Yousif Farhoud al-Usaybi

Place of birth: Abu Smara - Beer al-Sabe’ \Beer Sheva District

Testimony by Farhan Kher al-Din al-Baz

Testimony \ Tel al-Sabi ( Bir-a-Saba) 

al-Haj Muhammad Mahmoud Abu A`shebeh

The testimony of al-Haj Muhammad Mahmoud Abu A`shebeh (1930).
Refugee from (Bir Saba' Beersheba)
 

 

Hajja Rukayya al-Sana’a
Second panel | Live testimonies: Salamah Abu Bader - Palestinian witness
Third panel | Expert witness: Dr. Safa Aburabia
Fourth panel | Expert witness: Prof. Oren Yiftachel
First Truth Commission in Israel

A "Truth Commission", inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation commissions held in South Africa to end apartheid, was held in Beersheba Recently (12/10/2014). In the event, Palestinians and Jews presented testimony from 1948 to a committee that included representatives from the two nations. First Truth Commission in Israel The main idea of the truth commission is to uncover the truth about injustices, in this case - the Nakba in the belief that taking responsibility is a necessary . basis for reconciliation and peace. The event was organized by Zochrot.

Testimony of Amnon Neumann, Palmach soldier

A Public hearing at Zochrot, a testimony given by Amnon Neauman, a 1948 Palmach soldier describing the occupation of the Negev villages.

Initiated and organized by Amir Hallel. The testimony was video-recorded by Lia Tarachansky. Miri Barak prepared the transcription. Eitan Bronstein edited, summarized, and added footnotes. Translated to English by Asaf Kedar. Video editing by Zohar Kfir.

To read the full testimony: click here for English text and here for Spanish text 

 

Booklets

Remembering Bir Saba' (Beersheba) 07/2006

Others

Publications
A Call to Envision Return on International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian 29/11/2023
Truth Commission Report on the Responsibility of Israeli Society for the Events of 1948-1960 in the South 31/12/2015
First Unofficial Truth Commission on the Nakba in Palestine/Israel 04/2016
Media coverage of the Truth Commission 12/01/2015
Omrim Yeshna Eretz – Once upon a Land 08/2012
Locality testimonies
Yehuda Kedar 02/2016
Ibrahim Salama Abu Rqayiq 11/06/2015
Yousif Farhoud al-Usaybi 11/06/2015
Mariam Ebrahim al-Sani 03/12/2014
Michael Cohen 10/12/2014
Hajja Rukayya al-Sana’a 07/04/2006
Amnon Neumann 17/06/2010
Locality events
Tour in Beer Sheva\\ Bi'r al-Saba'
Locality tours
Tour and Visit to Sa’wa and al-Araqib to mark the Palestinian Land Day
Bear Sabi`a
Bi'r al-Sabi' (Beersheba) tour - Report