Latest Articles: The Nakba at 75

Today is Nakba day, when Palestinians commemorate the destruction of nearly 500 towns and villages and the ethnic cleansing of more than 800,000 people by Jewish gangs. While the Nakba began 75 years ago, it continues today through any number of Israeli policies: settlements, denying the right of Palestinian return, land seizures, administrative detention, home demolitions, bombing campaigns, destruction of farmland and olive trees, separating the Palestinian people from one another, etc. Despite the well-documented history of the Nakba, it is largely ignored—and even dismissed as a hoax—by many in Israel and the U.S.

Israel at 75: A Colonial Project Unmasked

In our latest issue, Ida Audeh offers an authoritative and extensive account of 75 years of the Nakba. Despite its best efforts, Israel has failed to defeat the Palestinian people, she colncludes:

"Israel at 75 remains what it always was, a European settler colonial outpost in the Arab world that has tried, through its military, its surveillance technology, its cruel system of control, and its prisons, to beat a proud people into submission. But today it is Palestinians who are writing the legends that resonate around the world."

Resources From Our Archives:

Israeli Veterans, Palestinian Survivors Testify at First 1948 “Truth Commission” (March/April 2015)

Nakba Oral Histories (May/June 2008)

Palestinian Homes Abandoned in Nakba Attest To History of Haifa’s Wadi Salib Neighborhood (January/February 2016)

Discourses of Violence and the Fight for Palestinian Liberation

In a recent discussion, Palestinians shared how their allies in the West can better support them as they resist the continuing Nakba.

11 Lives: Stories from Palestinian Exile

A new book explores the lives of Palestinians living in exile:

"Rather than being lifeless statistics in someone else’s retelling of their stories, the authors in 11 Lives, through descriptions of themselves and their communities, bring the people and places around them to life as vibrant centers of Palestinian life. It is a welcome reminder that while they may have been marginalized in mainstream discussions, Palestinian refugees have not disappeared and are instead a core part of the global Palestinian population."

Purchase the Book Here