InFocus | Nakba
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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
Strong yearning for statehood
In the spring of 1948, my father, George Kuttab, and his brother Qostandi fled Musrara, a Jerusalem neighbourhood just outside the walled city, after their sister Hoda's husband was killed in front of her and their children.
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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
Colonisation was the major factor
End-game of the British mandate in Palestine has similarities with the final phase of its Indian empire.
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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.
