| Welcome To al-Kunayyisa District of al-Ramla الكُنيسة - אל-כוניסה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | July 10, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 175 (meters) | ||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #26 on the map | ||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | First stage of Operation Dani | ||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Possibly Giva'ti Brigade | ||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
Soon after occupation, ak-Kunayyisa was completely obliterated, and only house walls and rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
al-Kunayyisa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 288 (includes 'Innaba) | ||||||||||||
| Inhabitants place of origin | Originally, the village was founded by people from the nearby villages of 'lnnaba and al-Qubab. | ||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | A khirba to the east contains rough stone walls, building foundations, and rock-hewn cisterns. | ||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | No Israeli settlements on village lands. | ||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"From a distance, the site looks like a big stone pile overgrown with a thicket of thorns. More than thirty partially destroyed buildings, including houses, still stand. The remains of arched doors and windows are visible."
- Group Of Village Houses In 1990
- Village Remains In 1990
- Destoyed home in the village October 2006
- Entrance to home (bars still on window) - Oct. 2006
- Ruins of the destroyed Palestinian village in the spring season
- حائط إحدى البيوت المدمرة. 1990
- اطلال الكنيسة
- اطلال الكنيسة
- اطلال الكنيسة
- اطلال الكنيسة
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Marwa | Salameh | - |
| أبو عبدالله الطيراوي | دار محمد | Jordan, Jordan |
| حسين اسحق يونس محمد محمد | محمد | رام الله, قرية الطيرة |
| محمد الطيراوي | سلامة | فلسطين , فلسطين |
| Fatima Salama | سلامة | الطيرة - رام الله |
| adel salamah | - | ramallah |
| Abdel-Lateef Jaber Atieh | - | Il, U S A |
| محمود جبر | - | - |
| mohammed ali | RABEE | USA |
| Ghazi Murshid Rashid Ali | Rabee | - |
| Gihad Ali | Rabee | - |
| yousef Marshid Rashid Taha | Taha-Rabee | Palestine |
| dalal ali | Rabee | - |
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-A Survey of Palestine, the official source about Palestine before Nakba produced by the British Mandate; over 1200 pages.
-Satellite View & Google Earth: Over 6,000 placemarks identifying all destroyed towns, W. Bank & Gaza Strip Towns, & refugee camps.
-Campgain Against Lice
-PalestineRemembered.com and its Nakba Oral History Project were featured on al-Jazeera Satellite TV.
-Nakba Oral History Video Podcast:
Over 600 Oral History interviews (including 3,000 hours of recording) can be viewed now online.
-Gaza Jail Break
-Arabic version now available - النسخة العربية للموقع الان متوفرة
-Videos: Documenting the destroyed villages in video: Tracing all that remains since Nakba.
-Videos: Responding to Zionist Propaganda
-Interview: The ethnic cleansing of Palestine: George Galloway interviews Israeli Historian Ilan Pappe.
-For Palestinians, memory matters. It provides a blueprint for their future By George Bisharat.
-Zionist FAQ now available in Hebrew שאלות שציונים שואלים, עכשיו בעברית
-Video: The Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer report on the influence of the Israel Lobby on U.S. Foreign Policy
-The Nakba - an event that did not occur (although it had to occur) By Eitan Bronstein
-The Palestinian-Israeli conflict for beginners
-A Survey of Palestine, the official source about Palestine before Nakba produced by the British Mandate; over 1200 pages.
-Satellite View & Google Earth: Over 6,000 placemarks identifying all destroyed towns, W. Bank & Gaza Strip Towns, & refugee camps.
-Campgain Against Lice
-PalestineRemembered.com and its Nakba Oral History Project were featured on al-Jazeera Satellite TV.
-Nakba Oral History Video Podcast:
Over 600 Oral History interviews (including 3,000 hours of recording) can be viewed now online.-Gaza Jail Break
-Arabic version now available - النسخة العربية للموقع الان متوفرة
-Videos: Documenting the destroyed villages in video: Tracing all that remains since Nakba.
-Videos: Responding to Zionist Propaganda
-Interview: The ethnic cleansing of Palestine: George Galloway interviews Israeli Historian Ilan Pappe.
-For Palestinians, memory matters. It provides a blueprint for their future By George Bisharat.
-Zionist FAQ now available in Hebrew שאלות שציונים שואלים, עכשיו בעברית
-Video: The Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer report on the influence of the Israel Lobby on U.S. Foreign Policy
-The Nakba - an event that did not occur (although it had to occur) By Eitan Bronstein
-The Palestinian-Israeli conflict for beginners