The Deir Yassin massacre reminds us — every Zionist accusation is a confession

Israel was born of genocide, and Deir Yassin hastened its birth.

The Deir Yassin massacre was imperative for its psychological impact on the displacement of Palestinians more so than for its military consequences. Former member of the Irgun terrorist group and later Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin summarized the orgy of executions at Deir Yassin.

“Without what was done at Deir Yassin there would not have been a State of Israel,” he wrote in his book, The Revolt. “While the Haganah was carrying out successful attacks on the other fronts…The Arabs began fleeing in panic, shouting ‘Deir Yassin.’”