The renewed public interest in the massacre at Tantura during the War of Independence necessitates a reexamination of the master’s thesis Teddy Katz submitted to the University of Haifa a quarter of a century ago. The thesis, which initially received a grade of “excellent,” was later disqualified, leading to his degree being disqualified as well. But this thesis was responsible for the fact that the important debate over this sorry incident is still going on.