Tag: 1948 Palestine

  • 60 Years of Nakba: 21,915 Black Balloons Over Jerusalem

    Click here to visit website of ’60 Years of Nakba’ To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place in many different countries around the world. In Jerusalem, a 3-day conference, under the title “Facing Tomorrow” is planned from May 13 – 15, to which many world…

  • The Guardian: We’re not celebrating Israel’s anniversary

    For original article, published in The Guardian on the 30th April 2008, click here In May, Jewish organisations will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. This is understandable in the context of centuries of persecution culminating in the Holocaust. Nevertheless, we are Jews who will not be celebrating.…

  • Violent arrest of cameraman in Jaffa by Israeli police

    A Palestinian citizen of Israel was filming another Palestinian receive a parking ticket in Jaffa. The police then focus on the cameraman, assaulting him and arresting them both. The assault and arrest is captured on film.