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Bennie Morris the Israeli historian calculates 450,000-550,000. You really got me. Neutral and Arab historians have higher numbers, but let's use an Israeli source so you won't whine.
"Did most of the exodus take place before the British left? Before May 15?
That is difficult to pinpoint. I divided the exodus into four periods rough¬ly corresponding to the Jewish military advances and campaigns. The first was December 1947-March 1948. In the second stage, the mass continuous exodus occurred in April, May, June 1948, to the 11th of June and up to the first truce. Probably something like 250,000 left in this period. The third stage was during the ten days of fighting from the 8th to the 18th of July, when Israel conquered Lydda, RamIe, Nazareth: about 100,000 left the country. The fourth stage was during the fighting of October-November 1948 in which the IDF went over to the offensive, mostly in the south but also in Upper Galilee. And again we have another 100,000-200,000 leaving, most¬ly from the south. Finally, from November to July 1949 another few tens of thousands were expelled or pushed inland to other villages in Palestine."
Palestine-Israel Journal b The Palestinian Exodus 1948 b
Not a valid link or a valid source, unless you want to accept walid Shoebat as a valid sourced and link or even MEMRI
You mean it is too neutral for you?
"The Palestine-Israel Journal is the only independent, joint publication to be produced locally, and in which the crucial issues at stake are presented from the perspective of both sides. As such, we are more convinced than ever that we have an important responsibility and role to play in maintaining open the channels for dialogue between the two peoples and providing a forum where the complex issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can continue to be examined seriously, freely and critically."
Editorial Board: 13 Jews and 13 Arabs
Editorial Board
Hisham Awartani
Danny Rubinstein
Sam'an Khoury
Boaz Evron
Walid Salem
Ari Rath
Zahra Khalidi
Daniel Bar-Tal
Ammar AbuZayyad
Galit Hasan-Rokem
Khaled Abu Aker
Galia Golan
Nazmi Ju'beh
Gershon Baskin
Edy Kaufman
Ata Qaymari
Benjamin Pogrund
Nafez Nazzal
Simcha Bahiri
Nadia Naser-Najjab
Dan Jacobson
Jumana Jaouni
Dan Leon
Anat Cygielman
Khuloud Khayyat Dajani
Izhak Schnell
Palestine - Israel Journal of Politics Economics and Culture
That source sounds evenly balanced.