The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 triggered an unprecedented wave of Israeli official statements calling for the resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza
How Israel’s Resettlement Demands Shifted Toward Europe
Category: History
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Israel’s long record of using banned incendiary weapons on civilians
From white phosphorus attacks in southern Lebanon to thermal weapons in Gaza that left bodies reduced to ash, Israel’s repeated use of incendiary munitions adds to its long record of war crimes against civilians.
ISRAELI MEDIA: They Were Children During the Nakba. This Is What They Remember 78 Years Later
‘We thought we’d return after two days’: Five elderly Palestinian citizens of Israel share their testimonies from 1948
Guerillas in grey suits: K2, auditing firm tied to Israel and US, surveils Arab central banks
K2 Integrity, a firm with links to the US Treasury and Israeli intel, is expanding its MENA operations and overseeing Iraq, Lebanon and Libya’s banking systems.
Why we can’t forget the Nakba
The Nakba has deeply scarred Palestinian society, affecting not only those who were directly displaced, but also their descendants who grew up in refugee camps or the diaspora. It has disrupted families and communities, resulting for many in the loss of culture and a sense of belonging.
What Fuels My Revolutionary Optimism This Nakba Day
It’s hard to think liberation is near when faced with so much death and destruction. But it’s even harder to ignore the cracks in the facade of the US and Israeli machine.
Gaza elders who survived the Nakba reflect on being displaced by Israel again, 78 years later
“Every moment I connect my life now to those years after the Nakba,” says 85-year-old Fatima Ibrahim Khalfallah. “This Nakba is more terrifying, more deadly, more destructive. . . The same hunger, thirst, and fear — but multiplied many times over.”
The Nakba at 78: A statistical snapshot of Palestine
Nearly eight decades in, the catastrophe that Israel brought upon the people of Palestine has grown to shocking proportions.
Israel used the Nakba to steal not only Palestinians’ land, but their financial wealth too
The Israeli dispossession of Palestinian property in 1948 did not only include homes and lands. Many also lost access to bank accounts and other wealth. Today that stolen property is estimated to be worth over one hundred billion dollars.
Two Supreme Court Justices were secret agents who helped Israel cover up its attack on the USS Liberty
Arthur Goldberg, a recent Supreme Court Justice, was serving as US Ambassador to the UN; Abe Fortas was a Supreme Court Justice; Abe Feinberg was a longtime Democratic fundraiser, and David Ginsberg was a Washington DC attorney. All were assigned code names by Israel as they assisted Israel in its efforts to cover up its vicious attack on a US Navy ship that killed 34 Americans and injured at least 171