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Lost Cities of Palestine
Rarely seen archival footage accompanies memories and accounts of forgotten Palestinian cities – highlighting the catastrophic effect the creation of Israel in 1948 had on them.
Haifa, Nazareth, and Jaffa have all been overshadowed by Tel Aviv, but in their day each of the Palestinian cities had magnificent commercial and cultural ability.
“Palestinians born after 1948 don’t realise what they have missed,” says writer Raef Zreik.
“We only realise what we’ve lost when we hear people’s stories about Palestine before 1948. People who spent the night at to clubs and movies in Haifa, who spent the night there and the next day took taxis from Al-Hanateer Square to go back home at the American University in Beirut. You could do what you liked. We not only lost our cities in 1948, but also our open relationship with the Arab world.”
Made for Al Jazeera Arabic in 2011, Lost Cities of Palestine provides a rare opportunity to see Palestine as it was in the 30s
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Palestinians mark 69th ‘Nakba’ anniversary with rallies
Palestinians commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Nakba, the “day of catastrophe”, in which Israel was officially declared a state following the forced removal of more than 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and the destruction of over 500 villages and towns.
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People across historic Palestine – including Israel, the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip – held rallies, marches and candlelight vigils on Monday, as well as sounding sirens.
Israel has made publicly commemorating the Nakba increasingly difficult for Palestinians, with a “Nakba Law” that authorises Israel’s finance minister to revoke funding from institutions that reject Israel’s character as a “Jewish state” or mark the country’s “Independence Day” as a day of mourning.
At least 13 Palestinians were injured after Israeli troops fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas at demonstrators outside of the Beit
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Born in ’48
Filmmaker: Ayed Nabaa
The creation of the state of Israel in May 1948 is referred to bygd Palestinians as Al-Nakba, the catastrophe.
The five characters in this rulle, two Israeli and three Palestinian women, were all born in 1948. But few events in history have determined such sharply contrasting outcomes for people who might otherwise have much in common as the founding of Israel has.
I don't think Palestinians live in refugee camps because of the state of Israel. They are in a different location under another government. I don't understand why they have to live in flykting camps. Why don't they live in more human conditions?
by Rena Rejev, Israeli of Ukrainian origin
For Rena Rejev, an Israeli of Ukrainian origin, who lives in Rishon LeZion there is the joy of being born on May 14, Independence Day.
“At school, for friends and relatives, I was the one and only ‘independence girl’,” she says, and feels that the day’s celebratory flags and