"CAMERA’s
accusations (e.g., 3 February
2012)
that Pappé “invented” or “fabricated” the quotation, suggesting that the Zionist
leader had never supported transfer, led JPS to have the original
source—Ben-Gurion’s 5 October 1937 letter to his son—translated into English.
The letter vindicates Pappé’s reading of Ben-Gurion’s position on transfer and
the essential accuracy of his article. While JPS regrets the lapses of
citation, the 2006 article, fully consonant with the historical record, remains
in our view an excellent summation of Zionist planning behind the Palestinian
expulsions of 1948.
In the links below, readers will find JPS’s official response to CAMERA (published in the winter 2012 issue), the full English translation of Ben-Gurion’s letter (to our knowledge never published before), the original Hebrew (from the Ben-Gurion Archives), and a link to Pappé’s article. Because CAMERA has cited Benny Morris in support of its position (also in an article by a CAMERA official 12 November 2011), we are posting a long 2004 interview with Morris which unequivocally elaborates on Ben-Gurion’s “transferist” aims. Be sure to check back, as we will be publishing other materials related to the controversy in the coming weeks."
In the links below, readers will find JPS’s official response to CAMERA (published in the winter 2012 issue), the full English translation of Ben-Gurion’s letter (to our knowledge never published before), the original Hebrew (from the Ben-Gurion Archives), and a link to Pappé’s article. Because CAMERA has cited Benny Morris in support of its position (also in an article by a CAMERA official 12 November 2011), we are posting a long 2004 interview with Morris which unequivocally elaborates on Ben-Gurion’s “transferist” aims. Be sure to check back, as we will be publishing other materials related to the controversy in the coming weeks."