December 2023

Quick Facts: The Palestinian Nakba (“Catastrophe”)

The roots of the Nakba and the ongoing problems in Palestine/Israel today lie in the emergence of political Zionism in the late 1800s when some European Jews, influenced by the nationalism then sweeping the continent, decided that the solution to antisemitism in Europe and Russia was the establishment of a state for Jews in Palestine.

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The Nakba and Palestine Refugees | IMEU Questions and Answers

Nakba is an Arabic word meaning “catastrophe” and refers to Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine, its exiling of Palestinians and making them into refugees, its dispossession of Palestinian property, its destruction of Palestinian cities, towns, and villages, and its attempt to erase the existence of the Palestinian people from its homeland in 1948. 

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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 57: ‘Not an inch’ of Gaza is spared by Israeli strikes after truce ends

This story was created by the team at Mondoweiss and curated by Slingshot Media’s advocacy team Israeli forces have killed over 250 Palestinians since Friday, including devastatingly deadly strikes in Khan Younis and Jabalia, as humanitarian agencies condemned the resumption of mass killings. THREE PALESTINIAN BOYS SIT, DISTRAUGHT AND CRYING, AMONGST THE INJURED BROUGHT TO

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Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #57

Sixteen-year-old Eman, injured in recent strikes, stands beside her father who accompanied her to receive medical care from UNRWA in Deir Al Balah. Photo by of UNRWA Key Points:  Heavy Israeli bombardments from air, land and sea across Gaza, as well as ground operations and fighting and rocket fire from Palestinian armed groups to Israel

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Allegations that UNRWA is helping Hamas hold Israeli hostages

Senator Marsha blackburn shared a tweet that waged another debate on the role of un agencies in gaza UNRWA is allegedly helping Hamas hold Israeli hostages. If true, we need to immediately defund this terrorist-sympathizing organization. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 1, 2023 Since this tweet was published activists and fact-checkers have published tweets

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