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Nakba means "Catastrophe" in Arabic. It refers to the destruction of Palestinian society in 1948 when approximately 750,000 Palestinians fled or were forced into exile by Israeli troops. Because the Palestinians were not Jewish, their presence and predominant ownership of the land were obstacles to the creation of a Jewish state. Their exodus, or Nakba, was already nearly half-complete by May 1948, when Israel declared its independence and the Arab states entered the fray.
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Alexandra Chaves, The National
13 insightful photos of early 1900s Palestine taken by engineer Nasri Fuleihan
As Palestinians plan to commemorate the Nakba, Israel's ethnic cleansing, this week, here's a look at pre-Nakba historical photographs offering glimpses of Palestine during the end of the Ottoman rule and the period after the First World War.
Omar Almasri, Deadspin
For Palestinians In And Out Of Refugee Camps, Al Wihdat Is More Than A Soccer Team
Palestinian refugees and their descendants are the backbone of the Jordanian soccer club's fanbase. Their jerseys are red, green, and black, with a white stripe, a non-accidental reflection of the Palestinian flag, and the badge on the jersey features an image of the Dome of the Rock, a long-time symbol of Palestine.
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Great March of Return: Dreaming of Freedom
The Great March of Return began as Ahmed Abu Artema's dream - a dream to "fly free like birds" over Israel's militarized fence encaging Gaza. The dream turned into reality when tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees braved sniper fire for the freedom to return to their homes and land Israel banned them from.
F. Brinley Bruton and Wajjeh Abu Zarifa, NBC News
Why Palestinians Risk Their Lives to Protest Near the Gaza-Israel Fence
"We want to live a dignified life but we are losing hope," one demonstrator who was shot by Israeli troops told NBC News.
A Letter to Gigi Hadid from Palestinian Youth
A group of Palestinian youth has come together to write a letter to Gigi Hadid, expressing support for her after she was criticized for posting, "I've said it before and I'll say it again. For me, this is not about religion or one against the other – it's about the greed.
Tom O'Connor, Newsweek
How Are Palestinians Celebrating Ramadan? In Gaza, It Is As If It 'Has Not Yet Come'
Palestinians in Gaza are celebrating one of the holiest occasions in Islam just days after they suffered through their bloodiest day in years amid more than six weeks of ongoing protests against Israel and the U.S.
Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post
Israeli Police Accused of Brutality in Crackdown on Demonstrating Israeli Arabs
An Israeli judge ordered the release of 19 Arab Israelis from police custody on Monday, capping a fraught weekend in the northern city of Haifa, the scene of multiple protests against Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, NPR
How Does It Feel To Be A Palestinian Growing Up In Gaza?
Nearly 2 million Palestinians are confined to living in Gaza. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Adnan Abu Hasna from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency about the current situation in Gaza.
Ian S. Lustick, The Nation
Israel's Massacre of Palestinian Civilians Should Spark Horror—and Action
The barrier enclosing the two million Palestinians "living" in the Gaza Strip is not a border between two countries, as the media have insistently called it. It is a wall erected by Israel to make the suffering of those living inside the Gaza ghetto as invisible as possible to those living outside it.
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