#Nakba stories : Reminiscing, regrets, and return
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Palestinian protesters hold a large version of their national flag during a rally the day before the 66th anniversary of the “Nakba” on May 14, 2014 in #Gaza city. (Photo: Mohammed Abed-AFP) Palestinian protesters hold a large version of their national flag during a rally the day before the 66th anniversary of the “Nakba” on May 14, 2014 in Gaza city. (Photo: Mohammed Abed-AFP)
On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion declared the State of #Israel. By then, the Zionist forces - vastly superior to Palestinian and Arab military capabilities - had already expelled the Palestinian inhabitants of 220 villages and conquered about 13 percent of #Palestine. This event is known as the Nakba, meaning the “Catastrophe” in Arabic. (...)
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