The Nakba, which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Before the Nakba, Palestine was a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society. However, the conflict between Arabs and Jews intensified in the 1930s with the increase of Jewish immigration, driven by persecution in Europe, and with the Zionist movement aiming to establish a Jewish state in Palestine.

In November 1947, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution partitioning Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, with Jerusalem under a UN administration. The Arab world rejected the plan, arguing that it was unfair and violated the UN Charter. Jewish militias launched attacks against Palestinian villages, forcing thousands to flee. The situation escalated into a full-blown war in 1948, with the end of the British Mandate and the departure of British forces, the declaration of independence of the State of Israel and the entry of neighbouring Arab armies. The newly established Israeli forces launched a major offensive. The result of the war was the permanent displacement of more than half of the Palestinian population.

As early as December 1948, the UN General Assembly called for refugee return, property restitution and compensation (resolution 194 (II)). However, 75 years later, despite countless UN resolutions, the rights of the Palestinians continue to be denied. According to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) more than 5 million Palestine refugees are scattered throughout the Middle East. Today, Palestinians continue to be dispossessed and displaced by Israeli settlements, evictions, land confiscation and home demolitions.

The Nakba anniversary is a reminder not only of those tragic events of 1948, but of the ongoing injustice suffered by the Palestinians. The Nakba had a profound impact on the Palestinian people, who lost their homes, their land, and their way of life. It remains a deeply traumatic event in their collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and for their right to return to their homes. In 2022, the UN General Assembly requested that this anniversary be commemorated on 15 May 2023, for the first time in the history of the UN.

https://www.un.org/unispal/about-the-nakba/

Seun / nlfpmod

Movie - Farha - about the Nakba, from the point of view of a 14 year old Palestinian girl.
A work of fiction which strikes the nerves of reality.

Israel made several efforts to cancel the movie and also Netflix, for airing it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfNzXzl0MWA

Like I learned from my late old Prof: The woes of the weak are limitless.

Only misinformation and misrepresentations (and maybe a bit of madnesss and foolishnesss) will make an African, who's also suffering from this same bullying (as Africa is also weak), will support the blatant armed robbery and massacre perpetrated by the Israeli over the years in that territory.

At the end of the day, those with bigger fists call the shots.

A pity...

Smh

correctguy101:


Like I learned from my late old Prof: The woes of the weak are limitless.

Only misinformation and misrepresentations (and maybe a bit of madnesss and foolishnesss) will make an African, who's also suffering from this same bullying (as Africa is also weak), will support the blatant armed robbery and massacre perpetrated by the Israeli over the years in that territory.

At the end of the day, those with bigger fists call the shots.

A pity...

Smh

You know nobody only Tinubu supporters take Tinubu supporters seriously right? If they start judging by the same words you wrote here, hypocrisy will start smelling everywhere

socialmediaman:


You know nobody only Tinubu supporters take Tinubu supporters seriously right? If they start judging by the same words you wrote here, hypocrisy will start smelling everywhere

How ur matter be?