Palestinians mourn Israel founding

In the 54th anniversary of Al-Nakba, the Calamity (Destruction of Palestine), Nasser Alja'fari of Alquds portrays Israel's expansionist nature (5/15/02). 

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May 15 - Palestinians mark the 58th anniversary of al-Nakba, or the great catastrophe.

Palestinians gathered in the streets of the West Bank and Gaza to mark the annual day of mourning over Israel's establishment.

The economic isolation of the Hamas-led government has led to concerns over a new Nakba, or 'catastrophe'.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel to release millions of dollars of withheld funds and warned the Jewish state against a unilateral approach to peacemaking.

Helen Long reports.


Al-Nakba 1948 


We Still Cry 


We Became Refugee's in Occupation
and Across the World 

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Palestinians mark Israel's creation amid air strike

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"We say here in Rafah today: 'No and a thousand nos' to America which wants to take away the rights to our land and turn us into slaves. We will not be slaves except to God."