Al-Nakba
May 15, 1948, is known worldwide as day the state of Israel was created. But that date is commemorated by the Palestinians as the beginning of al-Nakba, or “the Catastrophe,” the beginning of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homeland.
Actually, the process of forcing Palestinians out of their homes and into exile began after the United Nations partitioned Palestine in November 1947. From that time, until an armistice was signed on Jan. 1, 1949, Jewish militias and terrorist groups killed 13,000 Palestinian, forced 750,000 – more than half the Palestinian population -- into exile and permanent refugee status, and depopulated and/or destroyed more than 500 villages. The Nakba continues today as a result of Israeli occupation policies that are intent on forcing Palestinians to leave Palestine.
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History
- Al Nakba
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The Intifadas
- What is an "intifada?"
- The First Intifada Erupts, Forcing Israel to Recognize Palestinians
- The First Intifada - Historical overview
- The First Intifada - Introduction
- The Second Intifada - Introduction
- Second Intifada - International Law
- The Second Intifada - The Mitchell Report
- The Second Intifada - UN Resolution 1322
- 1967 WAR
- Original Documents
- Peace Processes
- The British Mandate
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Zionism
- Truman overrode strong State Department warning against partitioning of palestine in 1947
- What is political Zionism? - Introduction
- From its beginning, Israeli policy promoted war, not peace
- Meticulously planned Exodus saga gained sympathy For Zionist cause
- Zionism in US: Haganah's arms procurement
- Zionism in the US 1917-1948
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Key Topics
- Water Resources
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Apartheid
- Israel’s Palestinian-only buses draw accusations of segregation, apartheid
- The Russell Tribunal on Palestine
- Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu on Israeli Apartheid
- South African study: Israel practicing apartheid and colonialism
- Israel’s deportations and forcible transfers of Palestinians out of the west bank during the second intifada
- Discrimination in Israeli Law
- Adalah Position Paper On the Israeli Government’s New Decision Classifying Communities as National Priority Areas
- ICJ opinion on Apartheid WallICJ opinion on Apartheid Wall
- Apartheid Q & A - Al Haq
- International Court Apartheid Wall OCHA
- Qalqilya Apartheid Map
- Restricted Space in West Bank
- Israeli apartheid - Introduction
- What is Apartheid?
- Israel Apartheid Policies Enacted Egainst Palestinians
- Arrests and Detentions
- Checkpoints and Closures
- Education
- Home Demolitions
- Jerusalem
- Maps
- Refugees
- Settlements
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UN Resolutions
- UN Resolution 181 - The Partition of Palestine
- UN Resolution 194 - Right of Return
- UN Resolution 242 - Withdraw from Occupied Land
- UN Resolution 465 - Changing Physical and Demographic Nature of Palestine Illegal
- UN Resolution 694 - Reaffirming UN Res. 681
- UN Resolution 681 - Prohibition Against Acquiring Land Through War
- UN Resolutions - Introduction
- Verbatin Record of Security Council vote on Res. 242
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Us Aid to Israel
- US aid to Israel - 2015 Fact Sheet
- United States Needs to Reevaluate Its Assistance to Israel
- Sequester to Reduce U.S. Aid to Israel, but Not Below 2012 Level
- US Foreign Aid to Israel
- U.S. Aid to Israel - Introduction
- US Aid to Israel Fact Sheet
- The Cost of Israel to U.S. Taxpayers: True Lies About U.S. Aid to Israel
- U.S. Can't Afford Military Aid to Israel
- US Aid to Israel: 2014 Fact Sheet
- US Aid to Israel: Impact on America
- How Does Aid to Israel Impact Us?
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Environment
- The Occupation's Impact on Palestinian Environment - Introduction
- Environmental Impact of Settlements
- Environment Emerges as a Major Casualty in Palestine
- Gaza Strip Soil Has Been Contaminated Due to Bombings: Population in Danger
- Experimental Weapons' Use in Gaza May Cause Genetic Mutations in Unborn Palestinian Children
- Gaza
- Palestine Advocacy Corps
- Palestine Advocacy Day
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- Webinars
- #PlatformforPalestine