Volume [5]
No. [1]
July 2008
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Volume [5]
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No. [1]
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July 2008
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60th Anniversary of the NakbaBy the Editors, June 2008 |
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| 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Nakba
("the catastrophe"): the expulsion and dispossession of hundreds
of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. While
Israel celebrates the anniversary of its founding, it remains in violation
of UN resolution 194, and the fourth Geneva Human Rights Convention, preventing
the return of approximately six million Palestinian refugees. Meanwhile,
Israel grants citizenship and the right to “return” to Israel to any person
of Jewish ancestry worldwide. In this issue, we Wepresent three articles that offer perspectives different from what you will find in the mainstream media. Colin Guiver shares recollections of what he saw as a soldier in the British Mandate in 1948. Henry Norr’s article explains how Intel, considered one of our most respected local companies, profits from the Nakba with a factory built on confiscated Palestinian land. Wilhemene Baramki writes about her family’s flight from their home in West Jerusalem. -Eds
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