Members of the Ministry of Minority Affairs Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit and Yaakov Shimoni wrote that the inhabitants deserved special treatment as they had been "loyal", and had not fled but were expelled.
Medlemmer af "Afdelingen for mindretalsforhold" (Shitrit og Shimoni) skrev at indbyggerne fortjente særlig behandling, da de havde været loyale og ikke var flygtet med var blevet fordrevet.