The causes are also a subject of fundamental disagreement between historians . Factors involved in the exodus include Jewish military advances , destruction of Arab villages , psychological warfare , and fears of another massacre by Zionist militias after the Deir Yassin massacre , which caused many to leave out of panic ; direct expulsion orders by Israeli authorities ; the voluntary self-removal of the wealthier classes ; collapse in Palestinian leadership and Arab evacuation orders ; and an unwillingness to live under Jewish control
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
1948 Palestinian exodus