In 2007 , Israeli military historian Uri Milstein published a controversial book , '' Blood Libel at Deir Yassin '' in which he claims that the events of Deir Yassin were the result of a battle and not of a massacre . Moreover , he goes further and , rejects the reality of the atrocities that followed the attack of the village . Nadine Picadou also nuances the events and considers that in the Palestinian historiography , ' the massacre of Deir Yassin eclipsed the battle of Deir Yassin ' . Morris considers that the capture of the village , insignificant on the military point of view , can hardly be considered as a " battle "
events of Deir Yassin
Deir Yassin massacre
Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war