PA TV quiz highlights an alleged “massacre” in 1948

Official PA TV program Ramadan and the People

Official PA TV host 1: “An uprooted village that is 25 kilometers west of Hebron. It experienced a violent massacre on Oct. 28, 1948, during which more than 170 Martyrs died and its residents were expelled by force of weapons.”

Official PA TV host 2: “What is this uprooted village? Do you have an answer, Bashar?”

Bashar: “It could be Al-Dawayima (see note below -Ed.), but I’m not sure.”

Host 1: “Certainly, correct answer… Congratulations, you won $100!”

[Official PA TV, Ramadan and the People, April 19, 2021]

Al-Dawayima - On Oct. 29, 1948, during Israel’s War of Independence, Arab civilians were also killed in addition to combatants during a battle for the capture of the Arab village of Al-Dawayima in southern Israel. Accounts differ as to whether the civilians were killed during the fighting, as the combatants were fighting from the homes, or were killed after the fighting. While some sources claim a death toll of over 100, a UN report stated that 30 Arab women and children died in the incident.