Israel-haters are fond of citing - and more often, mis-citing - my work in support of their arguments. Let me offer some corrections...
There was no Zionist "plan" or blanket policy of evicting the Arab population, or of "ethnic cleansing." ...
It is true that Plan D gave the regional commanders carte blanche to occupy and garrison or expel and destroy the Arab villages along and behind the front lines and the anticipated Arab armies' invasion routes. And it is also true that mid-way in the 1948 war the Israeli leaders decided to bar the return of the "refugees" (those "refugees" who had just assaulted the Jewish community), viewing them as a potential fifth column and threat to the Jewish state's existence. I for one cannot fault their fears or logic.