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‘Your grandparents couldn’t return to Al-Sajara. But I know they died hoping’
Little remains of the village from which +972 editor Vera Sajrawi’s grandparents were uprooted in 1948. Living out the rest of their lives close by as internal refugees, they yearned for what was taken from them.
By
Vera Sajrawi
September 22, 2023
Where can we Palestinians mourn our catastrophe?
By banning our ability to mourn the Nakba, Germany is opening the floodgates to a new wave of repression against all aspects of Palestinian identity.
By
Hebh Jamal
May 18, 2023
I’m a Nakba survivor. In the ruins of my home, I write my hopes in stone
Every year I visit the Palestinian village I was expelled from in 1948. Now in the U.S., I dream my children will rebuild the land based on justice and equality.
By
Leila Giries
May 16, 2023
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The Israeli left has broken the Nakba taboo. Will the right of return be next?
The past year has seen many left-wing Israeli groups looking beyond the occupation to confront the legacies of 1948, but they remain divided over redressing the exile of Palestinian refugees through return.
By
Ben Reiff
June 23, 2022
Carpets, books, and jewelry: Why looting was central to the Nakba
A recent book documents the rampant looting of Palestinian belongings in 1948, but fails to recognize it as part of Israel's wider goal of dispossession.
By
Avi-ram Tzoreff
March 24, 2022
Why Amnesty is taking aim at the ‘root causes’ of Israeli apartheid
Amnesty International's Saleh Hijazi speaks to +972 about his organization's new report, the Israeli government’s harsh response, and why our analysis of Israeli apartheid needs to begin from 1948.
By
Edo Konrad
February 1, 2022
Who fought in 1948?
A new book uncovers letters by Jewish and Arab fighters from the 1948 war, highlighting the personal lives of those who fought to establish Israel and those who tried to defend Palestine.
By
Tom Pessah
September 22, 2021
In one kibbutz, coexistence becomes an existential threat
The struggle to access a river in northern Israel has become a symbol of the discrimination Mizrahim face — and the myths Zionism tells about this land.
By
Omri Najad
August 16, 2021
Why does the JNF still exist?
The forefathers of Zionism never hid their desire to use the Jewish National Fund to dispossess Palestinians. On its 120th anniversary, now is the time to abolish it.
By
Yaara Benger Alaluf
July 8, 2021
The olive trees that tell the story of Palestinian dispossession
The Palestinians of Saffuriya were expelled by force and barred from returning during 1948, leaving behind them ancient olive trees that today are tended to by Israeli Jews.
By
Meron Rapoport
April 28, 2020
As coronavirus crisis looms, Israelis launch Gaza solidarity campaign
As COVID-19 arrives in Gaza, Israelis launch a campaign raising funds and calling on their government to take responsibility for the crisis in the Strip.
By
Yaara Benger Alaluf
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Hadas Pe'ery
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Adi Golan Bikhnafo
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Guy Shalev
April 2, 2020
Trump vilifies Palestinians for using the same violence that birthed Israel
Trump's 'Deal of the Century' speech condemned Palestinians for terrorism and praised Israel for peace — all while ignoring Israel's own violent history.
By
Edo Konrad
January 30, 2020
What’s happening in Kashmir looks a lot like Israel’s rule over Palestine
By revoking autonomy from Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking a page straight out of the Israeli playbook. By Abdulla Moaswes The last few weeks have seen a sharp escalation in tensions in the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the territory’s long-standing autonomy, putting it on lockdown and plunging the region into…
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August 12, 2019
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