Abu Shusha

Abu Shusha أبو شوشة
Etymology: Father of the top-knots[1][2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Abu Shusha (click the buttons)
Abu Shusha Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°51′25″N 34°54′56″E / 31.85694°N 34.91556°E / 31.85694; 34.91556
Palestine grid	142/140
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	14 May 1948[6]
Area
• Total	9,425[5] dunams (9.4 km2 or 3.6 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	870−950[3]−870[4][5]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Ameilim,[7] Pedaya[7]

Abu Shusha (Arabic: أبو شوشة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 8 km southeast of Ramle. It was ethnically cleansed in May 1948.

Abu Shusha was located on the slope of Tell Jezer/Tell el-Jazari, which is commonly identified with the ancient city of Gezer. In April–May 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Abu Shusha was attacked several times. The final assault began on May 13, one day prior to Israel's declaration of independence. Abu Shusha residents attempted to defend the village, but the village was occupied on May 14. The civilians who had not already fled or been killed were expelled by May 21.^[8] With their descendants, they numbered about 6,198 in 1998.