Posts Tagged: Nakba
The ‘Nakba’ Narrative is Nonsense
JNS.org - In the years since Israel’s rebirth in 1948 a narrative has taken root, a story of well-armed and financed Jewish immigrants overrunning peaceful...
Holocaust Distortion, Erased: Major News Outlets Omit Palestinian Leader’s Antisemitism From Reports
On May 15, 2023, Palestinians around the world marked the 75th anniversary of what they call the “Nakba” -- the “catastrophe” of Israel’s rebirth in 1948...
The ‘Nakba’ Narrative: A History of Deception and Arafat’s War Against Israel
“The Nakba” is repeatedly invoked in the media, academic literature, politics, and popular culture surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its appearance is so ubiquitous at this...
Scourge or Success: How the Media Commemorated Israel’s 75th Birthday
On April 26, 2023, Israel celebrated 75 years of independence, with both Israelis and global supporters of the Jewish state marking this milestone with festive...
The War of Independence: The ‘Sin’ of Israel’s Creation?
Israel’s War of Independence isn’t very well-understood in the West. The prevailing narrative is probably best articulated by the late US comedian Alan King, who...
Teaching the Holocaust in the Arab World has its Pitfalls
JNS.org - Good news from the Gulf: The UAE will teach about the Holocaust in its schools. It is only right that in the ongoing...
UN Resolution Calls Israel’s Founding a ‘Catastrophe’
i24 News - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution to mark the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948...
German Cultural Institute in Israel Reschedules Holocaust & ‘Nakba’ Remembrance Discussion After Fierce Protest
A controversial event discussing remembrance culture and pain of the Holocaust alongside remembrance of the Nakba originally scheduled to be held at a German cultural...
Will Seattle ‘Nakba Day’ Rally Celebrate Axe Murderers?
The Seattle "Nakba Day" rally poster includes a massive dog whistle for glorifying terrorists. The top line says, "All glory to our land and life defenders,"...
AP Conflates Palestinian ‘Refugee’ Myth With Millions Displaced During Pandemic
The Associated Press (AP) on June 18 promoted a contentious Palestinian narrative in an article ostensibly focused on a United Nations report detailing the plight...
The Unlearned ‘Nakba’ Lesson About Compromise
JNS.org - Palestinian Arabs continue to learn the wrong history lesson. On May 15, as they do every year, they relive the sorrow of 1948,...
May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?
On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new...
The Legacy of the ‘Nakba’ and Lies About Israel on College Campuses
JNS.org - Many students on college campuses these days hear the lie that Israel has murdered entirely innocent, unarmed protesters in the Gaza Strip. They...
Shocking Antisemitism in Brooklyn
As Israel celebrated its 71st anniversary last month, a group called Within Our Lifetime-United for Palestine, an offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),...
