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Nakba memories: Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Fri May 16, 2014 18:27:22

On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion declared the 'State of Israel'. By then, the Zionist forces - vastly superior to Palestinian and Arab military capabilities - had already expelled the Palestinian inhabitants of 220 villages and conquered about 13 percent of Palestine. This event is known as the Nakba, meaning the “Catastrophe” in Arabic.

Israeli NGO unveils iNakba for Palestinians to find old homes

Tue May 6, 2014 21:44:42

An Israeli NGO has created and launched a smartphone app by which users can find the remains of Palestinian villages that were wiped out or have remains in the occupied areas under control of Israel.

Protesters mark anniversary of Israeli occupation

Mon May 13, 2013 20:18:35

Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators have gathered in front of the Israeli Ofer prison in Ramallah, West Bank, to protest the 65th anniversary of Israeli military occupation of their homeland, Al-Alam reports.