Between 1947 and 1948 Palestinian Arab and Jewish communities fought over Palestine, a war that clearly encompassed Jerusalem and Jaffa. Jerusalem was the focal point of the war due its centrality and symbolic importance. In this episode Itamar Radai discusses his work on Jerusalem and Jaffa in 1948. Our conversation is one that will certainly elicit controversy and questions, yet this is an important one to have about Jerusalem and Jaffa during a crucial historical period with long term consequences that still determines our understanding of contemporary Jerusalem, Israel and Palestine.

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