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The Latest Breaking News from Nakba

In Haifa, Israel sells Palestinian homes as luxury real estate

Only a few signs of Palestinian life remain in Haifa 75 years on from the Nakba, and they are disappearing.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023

Palestinians Get Their Way To Celebrate Nakba Day As Others Boycott

Israel urged its colleagues in the United Nations not to part take in Nakba Day concerns in promoting a conflict.

Zenger · May 16, 2023

Palestine’s Abbas calls on UN to ‘suspend’ Israel as Nakba marked

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas insists that Israel must respect UN resolutions on Palestine or cease as UN member.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023

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A just and democratic society that benefits all: that’s what Palestinians are fighting for

On the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, we strive for a single state where all citizens have equal rights, says Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023

‘The continuous Nakba’: Palestinians decry perpetual suffering

Palestinians say the Nakba has manifested itself into an ongoing system of oppression that has made life ‘impossible’.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

Recovering from Gaza fighting, Palestinians mark 1948 Nakba

In 1948, Intisar Muhana's family fled al-Masmiyya village, northeast of Gaza during the war which accompanied the creation of Israel. Last week, she lost her home again when it was destroyed during Israeli airstrikes.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

The U.N. is marking the 75th anniversary of Palestinians' displacement

The international body is following through on a resolution to memorialize the mass displacement of Palestinians from their homes in 1948 that coincided with the founding of Israel.

WEKU · May 15, 2023

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The photo archive bringing pre-Nakba Jerusalem alive

Mona Hajjar Halaby’s British Mandate Jerusalemites photo library on Facebook captures often ignored history.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

The Nakba: Five Palestinian towns massacred 75 years ago

Thousands of Palestinians were killed and tens of thousands expelled during and after the creation of Israel in 1948.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

Cafe Yafa: A Palestinian bookshop reviving literary culture

Cafe Yafa continues a rich Palestinian literary culture, decades after the Nakba destroyed the libraries of Palestine.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

UN to commemorate Palestinians' 1948 flight from Israel for the first time

For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Combating The ‘Nakba’ Narrative With Truth On Declaration Day

The Israel Forever Foundation has introduced an initiative intended to promote participation in Israel's Declaration Day

Zenger · May 14, 2023

The Nakba: 75 years after losing their home, the Palestinians are still experiencing the 'catastrophe'

When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Nor just the destruction of more than 400 villages and towns and the…

The Conversation · May 12, 2023

Dallas Public Library Head: ‘Nakba’ Event Was Not Approved; ‘it Will Not Take Place’

The head of the Dallas public library system denied that a library green-lit an upcoming exhibition about the nakba

Zenger · May 11, 2023

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The Conversation · May 11, 2023

The Nakba: how the Palestinians were expelled from Israel

Until 1948, Lajjun was a small village about ten miles south of Nazareth in one of the most fertile valleys in Palestine. Since 1949, the area has been occupied by Jewish settlers who established Kibbutz Meggido there. In the early 1980s, I interviewed Ali Jabareen, a refugee from Lajjun. He…

The Conversation · May 11, 2023

The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians' struggle to get recognition for their 'catastrophe'

On May 15, 2023, the United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba – the mass displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948.

The Conversation · May 4, 2023

Will a UN resolution to commemorate the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands change the narrative? — Listen

The UN’s recent resolution to recognize Nakba Day on May 15, to mark the anniversary of the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in 1948, helps to acknowledge past traumas but does the resolution have other implications?

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2023

Young Palestinians in Lebanon Dream of a Future Abroad

In Lebanon's impoverished Palestinian refugee camps, young people say they dream of leaving a struggling country where their families took refuge generations ago and where their futures remain bleak. Nirmeen Hazineh is a descendant of survivors of what Palestinians call the Nakba -- the "catastrophe" -- when more than 760,000…

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Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023

75 Years After the Nakba, Palestinians Still Long for Return

From her modest home in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Amina al-Dabai remembers the very different world in which she grew up more than seven decades ago. Born in 1934, Dabai was still only a child when Israel was created on May 14, 1948. Now she is one of 5.9 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2023

In a First, UN to Commemorate Nakba Day in May

The UN will commemorate Nakba Day, which marks the creation of the state of Israel in historical Palestine, for the first time in 2023, according to media reports Saturday. "Commemorating the Nakba must be at the top of our priorities in order to preserve our narrative, which we must adhere…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2023

Film on Israel’s 1948 War Shows Palestinian Agony: Director

Jordanian film "Farha", vehemently criticized in Israel, is based on true events and represents "only a drop in the ocean" of Palestinian suffering, director Darin J.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022

Palestinians Welcomes UN Resolution to Commemorate Nakba amid Israeli Anger

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt a pro-Palestinian resolutions, including to commemorate the “Nakba,” a step welcomed by Palestine and slammed by Israel. The UN resolution calls for a “commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General…

Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2022

Nakba film streams on Netflix despite Israeli threats

Farha depicts the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948, when at least 750,000 were forced from their homes.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Israel condemns Netflix film showing murder of Palestinian family in 1948 war

Farha, debut film of Jordanian film-maker, depicts Zionist atrocities against Palestinians during Nakba conflict

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2022

Tantura: New documentary sparks debate about Israel and the Palestinian Nakba

A new documentary, released earlier this year, is shining light on a violent and controversial episode in Israeli and Palestinian history.

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