Nakba Day: 78 years of ethnic cleansing

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: May 15, 2026Country: Palestine

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On May 15, Palestinians across historic Palestine and the diaspora commemorate the ‘Nakba’ or the ‘catastrophe’ of 1948. Zionist militias tore through Palestinian society and displaced 800,000 people after the British laid the foundations for dispossession. This event marks a tragic period in Palestinian history.

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