Palestine before the Nakba in 100 photos
from PressTV
A somber cloud hangs over the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip as Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba – Arabic for “catastrophe” – a term that echoes the deep scars of mass displacement and the enduring legacy of a people that were uprooted from their land.
May 15 is observed globally as Nakba Day, or the “Day of Catastrophe,” commemorating the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians in 1948. The Nakba marks a large-scale expulsion that accompanied the creation of the Zionist entity, carried out with the support of Western powers.
And nothing has changed all these years. It has only become worse, especially since October 7, 2023.
The descendants of those forcibly expelled – millions of Muslims and hundreds of thousands of Christians – now live across six continents. Yet, the Zionist regime continues to deny them both compensation and the internationally recognized right of return.
The catastrophic events of 77 years ago bear striking resemblance to the ongoing Israeli-American genocidal campaign against Gaza, which has stretched on for nearly two years...
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