The 75th anniversary of the Nakba brought unprecedented coverage in American media of the Palestinian experience. BY PHILIP WEISS  MAY 15, 2023   The 75th anniversary of the Nakba has brought unprecedented coverage in American media of the Palestinian experience. No, it doesn’t yet rival commemorations of other historical events from that period. But in a new high-water… Continue reading ‘Ethnic cleansing’ on MSNBC– Nakba at 75 gains remarkable coverage by U.S. broadcasters

By Ali Kazak May 16, 2023 Yesterday, 15th May marked the 75th anniversary of the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homeland, known as “the Nakba” or “the Catastrophe.” In 1948, the Jewish underground terrorist groups – the Hagannah, Stern Gang and Irgun ethnically cleansed more than 850,000 Palestinians from their homeland (70 percent of… Continue reading The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba) and Australia’s responsibility

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging the United Nations to suspend Israel’s membership in the U.N. unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and the return of Palestinian refugees ABC News / Associated Press | Edith M. Lederer | May 15, 2023 UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United… Continue reading Abbas urges UN to suspend Israel during first commemoration of 1948 flight of the Palestinians

A ceasefire was in effect on the Gaza Strip Sunday, drawing people back into the streets after five days of cross-border exchanges killed at least 34 Palestinians and one Israeli. The truce got off to a rough start after the final 30 minutes running up to the expected Saturday 10:00 pm (1900 GMT) deadline saw… Continue reading Gaza ceasefire takes effect after five days of deadly fighting

The Age/Antony Loewenstein An Australian-Jewish writer details how his support for the Palestinian cause has made him a pariah in his own community. For 20 years, I’ve been called a Nazi collaborator. Traitor. Self-hating Jew. Terror supporter. Anti-Semite. “I would rather shake Hitler’s hand than yours.” Propagandist. Arab lover. It’s strange how familiar I’ve become… Continue reading Being Jewish and critical of Israel can make you an outcast. I should know

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It’s a date inked in infamy for generations of Palestinians. Each year, on 15 May, millions mark the Nakba, or catastrophe, which refers to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Zionist militias to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948. In a premeditated military campaign, Zionist forces killed thousands of Palestinians, destroyed hundreds of villages and forcibly expelled 80… Continue reading Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe, explained

The EU has cancelled its diplomatic event for Europe Day in Israel because of the planned participation of the far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. Organisers said they did not want “to offer a platform” to someone whose views contradicted its values. As the Israeli government’s designated representative, Mr Ben-Gvir had insisted he would give the customary… Continue reading EU cancels Israel event over far-right minister’s plan to attend

A young Gaza man, who saw his fiancée for the last time only minutes before she was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tuesday, said they spent their final moments discussing how they would pose together for their engagement photo, Reuters reports. “I left her 15 minutes before she was martyred,” 19 year-old Mohammad Saed told Reuters,… Continue reading Young Gaza man mourns fiancée killed in Israel strikes

The Israeli military’s impunity in the killing of at least 20 journalists in the past 20 years ‘severely’ undermines press freedom, says CPJ report. Published On 9 May 20239 May 2023 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says in a damning new report that the Israeli military has taken no accountability for its killings of… Continue reading Israel takes ‘no accountability’ for killing journalists: CPJ