Flapan: The Birth of Israel; Morris: The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem; and Sanbar: Palestine 1948 Author: Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Digital Section: Reviews Reviewed Book Benny Morris The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949 1988 - English Simha Flapan The Birth of Israel: Myths and Realities 1987 - English Elias Sanbar Palestine 1948: Expulsion Palestine 1948 : l'expulsion 1984 - French Purchase