Letter on 1948 labor camps
Author: Salman Abu Sitta 04/2002
Salman Abu Sitta, researcher of Palestinian history, writes in response to Eitan Bronstein's question about the existence of labor camps in Palestine during and after the NakbaSalman Abu Sitta, researcher of Palestinian history, writes in response to Eitan Bronstein's question about the existence of labor camps in Palestine during and after the...
Al-Birwa, the story of an uprooted Palestinian village
Author: The Refugee Committee of Al-Birwa 03/2002
Every year, as Israel celebrates its Independence Day the residents of al Birwa and their families return to the village, where the only things that remain are some trees and cemeteries. On that day, they sit by the graves and under the trees and tell the story of their village so it will be remembered....
Position Paper on Posting Signs at the Sites of Demolished Palestinian Villages
Author: Eitan Bronstein 12/2001
We seek to apply ourselves to these challenges: to commemorate and talk about the Nakba in Hebrew so that our language will be more peaceful and just; to witness what was wiped off the face of the earth in order to understand our neighbors' pain and loss; to acknowledge the Palestinian catastrophes of 1948 and 1967 and, thereby, attempt to mold...
The Fall of Lydda, 1948: Impressions and Reminiscences
Author: Reja-e Busailah / Arab Studies Quarterly 1981
Perhaps no other single event has so significantly shaped the contemporary Palestinian reality as the forced exodus of 1948 when about half of Palestine's Arab population experienced the agony of sudden uprootedness.
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