Nakba (“catastrophe”) Day commemorates the ethnic cleansing of the majority of Palestinians in 1948, in what became the state of Israel, and the destruction of villages, towns and urban centres. While 48 Palestinians (citizens of Israel) mark Nakba Day on the Israeli “Independence Day,” Their counterparts in the West Bank and Gaza tend to commemorate the Nakba on May 15, the date of the establishment of the Zionist state, often by marching and confronting Israeli occupation forces, insisting on the right to return to their places of origin and reclaim ancestral lands.
On Nakba day, Protesters held a die-in at the “Euro vision village.” This Euro vision site was erected on the land of the Palestinian village Al Manshiya that was ethnically cleansed in 1948. The action was part of an ongoing action week to protest Israel’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest As hundreds of thousands…
Commemorating 67 years to the mass expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948, activists staged a protest in the West Bank village of Ni’lin, close to the separation wall. Protesters called for the return of the refugees and an end to Israeli occupation and injustices. The IDF responded with barrages of tear gas and rubber-coated steel…
Commemorating the 66th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and the expulsion of some 700,000 Palestinian Arabs, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets to confront the occupation army. Near Ofer military prison, protesters also expressed their solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoners. The IDF assaulted the demonstration with barrages of tear gas,…
15 May marked the 65th anniversary to the creation of the Zionist state, which was founded through the etnhic cleansing of Palestine and the expulsion of about 750,000 of its inhabitants, known in Arabic as al-Nakba (the catastrophe). Commemorated each year by Palestinian communities around the world, as well as IDPs in side Palestie, refugees…
15 May marked the 65th anniversary to the creation of the Zionist state, which was founded through the etnhic cleansing of Palestine and the expulsion of about 750,000 of its inhabitants, known in Arabic as al-Nakba (the catastrophe). Commemorated each year by Palestinian communities around the world, as well as IDPs in side Palestie, refugees…
