Haifa: Too Long In Exile!

The city of Haifa in northern Israel has been attacked by Hezbollah fighters using missiles from positions in the Lebanon.

Haifa at the start of the 20th century had a poulation that was over 90% palestinian arab ...both muslim and christian.The Jewish population at that time in Haifa was about 4 % of the city.

Over the next few decades the Jewish population increased sharply because of the Zionist expansion in the country which was under British mandate.By 1948 the Jewish population was still under 50%.

With the declaration of the state of Israel the city was invaded by a 5000 strong Jewish force called the Carmeli Brigade and many of its Palestinian residents fled.They and their children have never been allowed to return despite having long established roots,property etc in the city.
David