Nakba

Bio shows why Leila Khaled remains an icon of resistance

Asa Winstanley
23 May 2012
Leila Khaled, an icon of the Palestinian resistance struggle, is the subject of a recommended new biography.

Well-known Beit Jala restaurant destroyed by Israel, again

Ryan Brownell
Beit Jala
21 May 2012
No reason was given to a Beit Jala family whose livelihood was destroyed by Israeli bulldozers earlier this month.

Palestinians in Egypt insist on right to return

Rami Almeghari
Alexandria
14 May 2012
Aging Palestinian refugees recount their exile from Palestine during the Nakba and demand the right to return to their homeland.

The Nakba never ceased

Submitted by Rana Baker on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 20:08
Hajj Othman, originally from the ethnically-cleansed village of al-Jura, tells his story to Rana Baker in Gaza.

The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast: 3 May, 2012

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 19:21

News headlines from our top stories of the week, plus an interview with Anna Baltzer on the recent divestment initiative vote by the United Methodist Church.

Palestinians assert right to return on Israeli "Independence Day"

Asa Winstanley
the Galilee
1 May 2012
Thousands of Palestinians marched to destroyed villages and called for the return of Palestinian refugees.

Israeli police forcibly prevent Nakba event and Israeli high schoolers cheer for Nazis

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 07:19

Last night in Tel Aviv, police forcible prevented a group of Israelis from peacefully and silently commemorating the Nakba – the 1948 ethnic cleansing of Palestine. This came just days after hundreds of Israeli high school students caused consternation by loudly cheering for Nazis as they watched a play on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Palestinians banned from seeking top student post at Israeli college

Yara Sa'di
the Galilee
25 April 2012
A decision was made last week barring Palestinians from running for student union president at a college in the Galilee.

Tom Friedman's latest advice to Palestinians: accept a farce of a state

Titus North
23 April 2012
In a recent op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman smugly offers the Palestinians how to settle their “conflict” with Israel: accept the settlements and the violent settlers, give up a large part of East Jerusalem, and forget about the refugees’ right of return.

On Land Day, Palestinians Remember the Price of Freedom

Submitted by Shahd Abusalama on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 14:24
March 30, 2012 marks the 46th anniversary of Land Day. As I welcome this immortal day, a flood of memories flows through my mind.

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