Info
District: al-Quds (Jerusalem)
Population 1948: 70
Occupation date: 21/10/1948
Occupying unit: Har'el (palmah)
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: None
Background:
Sufla was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the Nakba in 1948 on October 19, 1948 by the Sixth Battalion of the Harel Brigade under Operation Ha-Har. It was located 18.5 km west of Jerusalem.
In 1945, the village had a population of 60. A shrine was located in the village dedicated to a local sage called al-Shaykh Mu'annis.
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Enduring Roots: Over a Century of Resistance to the Jewish National Fund
Short Documentary by Alex Safron
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Most JNF - KKL forests and sites are located on the ruins of Palestinian villages
04/2014