Introduction Suppression of resistance is not commonly mentioned when analyzing Israeli policies of forced population transfer, yet it is a policy that affects all aspects of Palestinians’ lives and directly contributes to the creation of a coercive environment that results in the displacement of Palestinians. For a comprehensive study of this policy, we have adopted a broad interpretation of resistance including all acts perceived by Israel as a threat to its dominance and control of Mandate Palestine.5 This is why we have incorporated Palestinian steadfastness or resilience, known as ‘sumud’ in Arabic, to our examination of suppression of resistance. The concept of sumud broadly refers to the Palestinian national awareness or determination to remain in their homes and homeland despite the coercive environment imposed on them by Israel. In the face of ongoing Israeli attempts to erase Palestinian history and culture, especially in Israel and East Jerusalem, we have also included Palestinian efforts to retain and strengthen their education, identity, and culture as a form of resistance. The Israeli policy of suppression of resistance works in two ways. Some of the individual policies of suppression involve the direct forcible displacement of Palestinians from their homes; actions that can amount to the crime of forcible transfer and/or deportation when applied to Palestinians living in the oPt, and forced displacement vis-à-vis Palestinian citizens of Israel. Sending Palestinian prisoners to the Gaza Strip or abroad upon release, or the forcible relocation of Bedouins to townships in the Naqab are instances of this kind of policy. In other cases, the Israeli policies of suppression displace Palestinians indirectly, by creating an atmosphere of coerciveness, duress, and psychological oppression that leaves those subjected to these policies with no option but to leave their homes. Furthermore, by suppressing Palestinian resistance, the implementation of other policies of forced population transfer becomes more straightforward. 5 Mandate or Mandatory Palestine refers to the territory that was under British administration between 1920 and 1948. This territory today encompasses the oPt and Israel 9