8 7 ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 3 7 ▁Christians . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ; ▁ 1 , 7 4 0 ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁Christians , ▁with ▁ 3 0 , 8 5 2 ▁d un ams ▁of ▁land , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁land ▁and ▁population ▁survey . ▁ 3 , 2 9 0 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁plant ations ▁and ▁ir rig able ▁land , ▁ 1 4 , 7 3 6 ▁d un ams ▁for ▁c ere als , ▁while ▁ 1 4 0 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁built - up ▁( urban ) ▁land . ▁ ▁Israel ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁during ▁Operation ▁Hir am ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 9 – 3 1 ), ▁the ▁town ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁Isra eli ▁army . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁fled ▁but ▁those ▁some ▁remained . ▁The ▁village ▁remained ▁under ▁Mart ial ▁Law ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Ar ra ba ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Land ▁Day ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁demand ing ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ex prop ri ation ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab ▁lands . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Sak hn in ▁and ▁De ir ▁H anna ▁it ▁formed ▁what ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁triangle ▁of ▁Land ▁Day . ▁Israel ' s ▁reaction ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁protest ▁was ▁force ful ▁and ▁six ▁people