Neither Israeli nor Palestinian historians had previously recorded any such incident, which Meyrav Wurmser described as a "made-up massacre", but, according to Pappé, "the story of Tantura had already been told before, as early as 1950...
Nici un istoric palestinian sau israelian nu înregistrase anterior un astfel de incident, considerat de politicianul neoconservator Meyrav Wurmser drept un „masacru inventat”, dar, conform lui Pappé, „povestea Tanturei fusese deja spusă anterior, în 1950...