The 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, al-Nakbah, literally "disaster", "catastrophe", or "cataclysm"),[1] occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs — about half of prewar Palestine's Arab population — fled or were expelled from their homes, during the 1948 Palestine war.[2] Between 400 and 600 Palestinian villages were sacked during the war, while urban Palestine was almost entirely extinguished.[3] The term nakba also refers to the period of war itself and events affecting Palestinians from December 1947 to January 1949.
In an address to the inaugural Palestine Festival of Literature in 2008, John Berger gave a moving reading of Ghassan Kanafani's "Letter from Gaza," written in 1956.
Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution
The Government of Israel’s System of Oppression Against Palestinians.
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Sabeel focuses on strengthening the local community in 3 areas: Ecumenical (Christian – Christian), Christian – Muslim, and amongst Israeli Arabs and Jews.
The EU warns against the incoming Israeli government’s intention to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, saying that such a move “would constitute a serious violation of international law.”
Discrimination Against Palestinians Continues, Even During a Pandemic
A Survey of Palestine was the official research prepared by the Government of Palestine (then under British military occupation/Mandate) for the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) in 1946.
The Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine raises awareness about Israel’s use of water as a weapon against the people of Palestine.
The Palestine directory from the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA) has become the main reference guide for international and domestic professionals working on Palestinian issues.
The National Students for Justice in Palestine (National SJP) supports over 350 Palestine solidarity organizations across the U.S. and Canada in its aim to develop a student movement that works to achieve Palestinian liberation and self-determination.
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a Jewish anti-Zionist organization engineering a movement of U.S. Jews into solidarity with the Palestinian freedom struggle, guided by a vision of justice, equality, and dignity for all people.