Posts Tagged: Establishment of Israel
A New Spin on ‘Exodus’
When most people think of the refugee ship "Exodus," the Paul Newman movie and Leon Uris novel on which it was based come to mind....
Who Is(n’t) a Refugee?
In December 1949, seven months after the fledgling State of Israel was granted membership in the United Nations, the UN established the United Nations Relief...
Perverse Palestinian Pride
Today, Palestinians and their supporters, as they have done increasingly over the years, mark what they call the "naqba" (Arabic for catastrophe) day. But commemoration...
Not Everyone Was Dancing in 1948
Imagine: Friday, late afternoon, May 14, 1948. The country is transfixed, ears virtually attached to radios, listening for an announcement most already anticipated. Some...
