In Focus | Nakba
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Tuesday May 15
Palestinians mark Nakba with protests, strike
Thousands of Palestinians poured onto the streets of the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday, in memory of the "catastrophe" which befell them when Israel was founded in 1948
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Tuesday May 15
Occupation of Palestinian land continues
Israeli deal on hunger strikers should not be confused with progress on peace talks
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Tuesday May 15
Israelis not keen on changing the status quo
The military occupation is big business which is very lucrative for the colonisers
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Tuesday May 15
Occupier's oppression cannot continue forever
Former Labour party leader predicts an ‘explosion' like the Arab Spring because he believes Palestinians can only take the status quo for so long
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Tuesday May 15
Facebook helps exiles find and strengthen family bonds
Many have used the power of internet to discover their past
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Tuesday May 15
Third intifada is the only alternative left for Palestinians
They have tried everything to reclaim their dignity. A spark is all that's needed now
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Monday May 14
A struggle to survive
Palestinians face countless forms of oppression on a daily basis.
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Friday Mar 23
Israel’s six strategic errors
Netanyahu’s failure to understand that now is the time to make peace not war is its greatest strategic blunder
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Wednesday May 25
Al Nakba, an unforgiving reality
Ramzy Baroud writes: Palestinians continue to reel under the pain of past memories, present hardships and an uncertain future
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Saturday May 21
The historic moment has arrived
Karma Nabulsi writes: The remarkable bravery of young refugees on Nakba day in the Golan was the first act of a Palestinian summer
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Monday May 16
Right of return is the key to Mideast peace
Gulf News editorial: The international community must act to ensure justice for the Palestinians
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Tuesday Sep 15
Palestinians in Israel deserve a better deal
Palestinians in 1948 areas are right to call for a strike. Their sense of disenfranchisement is a problem too serious to ignore.
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Friday Jun 26
Israel continues with racist policies
Proposed law requiring all citizens to swear loyalty to Zionism is part of policy to push Palestinians off their lands.
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Thursday May 15
Palestinians mark 60th anniversary of Al Nakba
Rallies, sirens and the launch of thousands of black balloons commemorated the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 war over Israel's creation.
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Thursday May 15
Face reality: Two different agendas
Israeli President Shimon Peres is the last remaining founding father of the Israeli state.
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Thursday May 15
Their destiny lies in camps
It's a hot midday in Beirut and a few elderly Palestinians have gathered for gossip and lunch at the Active Ageing House in the Burj Al Barajneh refugee camp.
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Thursday May 15
A confused declaration
The Balfour Declaration was riddled with confusion, with long-term repercussions that spread over a bloody century.
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Wednesday May 14
Still awaiting his return
Tony Tabita is a 73-year-old Palestinian living in England. Widowed, his two children visit him from time to time at his house in London.
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Wednesday May 14
Timeline: Nakba
Timeline: Nakba
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Wednesday May 14
The old may die but the young will never forget
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Catastrophe, or the "Nakba", Palestinian refugees in diaspora are still haunted by memories of the ill-omened event.
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Wednesday May 14
Israelis 'have no cause to celebrate'
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday Israelis had no cause to celebrate their country's 60th anniversary while Palestinians continued to suffer under occupation.
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Wednesday May 14
'I can't believe I've been here so long'
Since 1948 Palestinian refugees in Iraq have dreamed of returning to their homeland.
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Wednesday May 14
In praise of Palestinian steadfastness
As Israel celebrates 60 years of statehood this month, Palestinians are taking the opportunity to remember the catastrophic shattering of their society in 1948.
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Wednesday May 14
Al Nakba - moving beyond the body of defeat
The undercurrents that formed the catastrophe and made it an indelible part of our history continue today.
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Wednesday May 14
Pain, injustice and humiliation
Every anniversary of Israel's birth is another scar on the soul of every Palestinian. Six decades have elapsed since Israel's reign of terror when 700,000 Palestinians were forced or intimidated into fleeing their homes little knowing they would never be allowed to return.
