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Nakba Day: Remembering 700,000 Displaced Palestinians' Struggle

5/16/2025

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Nakba, or "catastrophe," marks the painful displacement of approximately 700,000 Palestinians during Israel's 1948 founding, with many still living without citizenship. Established by Yasser Arafat in 1998, Nakba Day embodies the enduring hope for the right to return, even as escalating violence casts shadows over the prospect of a peaceful two-state solution.

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Nakba, or "catastrophe," marks the painful displacement of approximately 700,000 Palestinians during Israel's 1948 founding, with many still living without citizenship. Established by Yasser Arafat in 1998, Nakba Day embodies the enduring hope for the right to return, even as escalating violence casts shadows over the prospect of a peaceful two-state solution.