Facts, documents 1948

List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestinian exodus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arab_towns_and_villages_depopulated...

Opening of archives
In the 1980s Israel and United Kingdom opened up part of their archives for investigation by historians. This favored a more critical and factual analysis of the 1948 events.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_1948_Palestinian_exodus