Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	12.5 (km) North of Safad
Elevation from the sea	600 (meters)
Map location	See location number #36 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	The terror troops of Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade (committed several massacres)
Israeli acts of terror	Mostly terrorized by the news of the massacre committed by the Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade in the nearby villages of Safsaf and Jish
Refugees' migration route	Villagers probably fled (or were expelled) to Lebanon
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayshum inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 22,393 Jewish 0 Public 116 Total 23,044
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 611 Planted W/ Cereal 5,341 Cultivable 5,952 Non-Cultivable 17,092
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 50 1922 426 1931 438 1945 590 1948 684 Est. Refugees 1998 4,203
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 102 1948 159
Inhabitants place of origin	The villagers were descendants of Algerian immigrants who had fought with 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri against the French colonialists in the 1830s and 1840s. These people may have with him to the region following his defeat and banishment to Damascus in 1847
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was overlooking the ridges along Wadi Fara
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Moshav Dishon
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Cactuses and thorns grow on the site. The only indications of the former existence of Dayshum are piles of stones from the destroyed houses and terraces. Moshav Dishon exploits the land around the site for animal grazing and apple cultivation