Posts Tagged: Nakba
‘Nakba,’ ‘Naksa’ … Nowhere
JNS.org - When it comes to the Palestinian “original sin” theory of Israel’s creation, there are two key milestones: the flight of approximately 750,000 Arab refugees...
Did the Palestinians Ever Really Recognize Israel?
According to reports in various news outlets, including Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the legislative body of the PLO and the official...
Ten Basic Facts About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In all the discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- and the quest for a solution -- some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed or skewed. Not...
Arabs and Turks Welcomed the Balfour Declaration
"One hundred years have passed since the notorious Balfour Declaration, by which Britain gave, without any right, authority or consent from anyone, the land of...
John Kerry’s Moral Turpitude
In a lengthy speech to lay out his “vision for Middle East peace” on Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry engaged in customary moral...
The Palestinians Are Trying to Manipulate Demographics — Here’s How
The July 11, 2016, Palestinian Authority report claiming that Jews are a minority west of the Jordan River is a classic case of "lies, damned...
Who Were the 1948 Arab Refugees?
Contrary to conventional "wisdom,” most Arabs in British Mandate Palestine -- and most of the 320,000 1948 Arab refugees -- were migrant workers and descendants of the 1831-1947...
The Palestinian History Hoax
Those crazy Palestinians! In a region literally exploding with practical jokers, they’ve again mastered this lowest form of humor. And they did it by ensnaring the...
The Truth About the Palestinians and 1948
The truth about the circumstances and numbers of the 1948 Arab refugees has been sacrificed on the altar of Arab-appeasement and Israel-bashing by the UN,...
What Nakba Day Celebrations Really Say About the Palestinians
On May 15, Palestinians and their supporters, as they have done increasingly over recent years, marked the nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe") –– the day 68 years ago...
On November 30, Remember the Jewish Refugees Expelled from Arab Lands
Linda Hakim left Iraq for London in 1970. But she has never been able to shake off the fear that she felt growing up as a...
Protest Breaks Out During Mohammed Bakri Film Screening in Israel
A fracas erupted during the screening of Israeli-Arab filmmaker Mohammad Bakri's 2009 documentary Zahra at the Carmiel municipality auditorium in Israel on Thursday night, Israel's...
‘Nakba Day’ Footage Shows Riots in Jerusalem, Arabs Chanting ‘We Don’t Want Jews’ (VIDEO)
Arab residents of Jerusalem marched through the Israeli capital's streets on Friday to mark "Nakba Day" -- the Arabic name for the perceived catastrophe (nakba)...
Telling the Truth About Israel on College Campuses
On Wednesday night, my son Mendy held a demonstration inside an event held by the Students for Justice in Palestine. They were screening a documentary...
Three Wounded in Suspected Car-Ramming Attack Near Jerusalem
Turkey's Erdogan Faces Biggest Election Challenge Yet