Tag: 1948 Palestine

  • Thousands of black balloons released as people commemorate the ongoing Nakba

    On Thursday 15th May, thousands of people gathered in Ramallah to mark the 60th anniversary of al-Nakba (the catastrophe) to remember the forcible expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinian people from their homes in 1948. Crowds marched from refugee camps around Ramallah, converging in the centre of the city where the crowds gathered for speeches and…

  • Counterpunch: Paramilitary police attack Al-Nakba march

    By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth To view original article, published in Counterpunch on the 16th May 2008, click here It has been a week of adulation from world leaders, ostentatious displays of military prowess, and street parties. Heads of state have rubbed shoulders with celebrities to pay homage to the Jewish state on its 60th…

  • Al-Haq report: 60 years of Nakba – Israel’s continuing policy of forcible displacement

    Al-Haq: 15 May 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian “Nakba,” the “catastrophe” that led to the forcible displacement of more than half of the population of Historic Palestine. For 60 years, the Palestinian refugees have been denied their internationally guaranteed right to return to their homes. While the State of Israel is celebrating…