Tensions in the village rise to fever pitch as a result of the Battle of Deir Yassin , and Haj Ibrahim can no longer keep his followers from abandoning Tabah ; he leads them to Jaffa , where he plans to hire a boat to take them to the Gaza Strip . They find themselves in the Manshiya neighborhood with little money , caught between Al-Qawuqji 's troops and the rival Jewish forces , Haganah and Irgun . Haj Ibrahim and a business contact in Jaffa , Bassam el Bassam , manage to strike a deal with a Greek Cypriot ship owner , but Ibrahim and family are unable to meet the boat on account of pursuit by Al-Qawuqji , and hide in St. Peter 's Church . Ishmael is able to reach Gideon Asch , who had offered the family help in a crisis , if ever they need it . Asch helps them escape to Tulkarm in Samaria on the West Bank , in the triangle that includes Jenin and Nablus
Battle of Deir Yassin
Deir Yassin massacre
The Haj