nakba

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1. nakba - Noun

2. Nakba - Proper noun

Meaning

nakba

Alternative letter-case form of Nakba

nakba (plural nakbas)

In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.

Nakba

(Palestine) The fracturing, dispossession and displacement of Palestinian society, following the declaration of Israel on what had been most of Mandatory Palestine, including the flight or expulsion of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) and the destruction of their homes.

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If the Nakba is a tragedy, then the establishment of the State of Israel is a tragedy. The Palestinians experienced a catastrophe that was brought on by their leaders, but the establishment of the State of Israel is not the reason for it. Reuven Rivlin

“72 years of the Palestinian Nakba. Source: Internet

Ahead of “Nakba Day,” Palestinians in the Gaza Strip published a video on Sunday calling on Jews to leave Israel by midnight, the Hebrew news site Mako reported. Source: Internet

Arab students (subsidized by Israeli tax payers) held a ceremony to commemorate Nakba Day at Tel Aviv University on Sunday afternoon. Source: Internet

But in practice the law's effect has backfired, with greater attention on the Nakba than ever before. Source: Internet

Demonstrations in support of in South Africa, as Cape Town friends march to parliament to mark Nakba Day, 15the,May, and support the Great March of Return Campaign and protest Israel's massacre of more than 60 unarmed Gazans and thousands of injuries. Source: Internet

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