This is the Forward’s coverage of the Nakba (Arabic for “Catastrophe”), the forced expulsion of Palestinians from Israel after the country was established in 1948.
Nakba
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News Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions
Profile of a displaced Palestinian, posted on the mayor’s official accounts, escalates call to boycott Jewish reception at his residence
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Opinion All American Jews should acknowledge Nakba Day — for Israel’s sake, and Palestine’s
We must acknowledge the truth of the past to begin building toward a peaceful future
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Letters Stating that Palestinians don’t deserve peace due to Oct. 7 doesn’t solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestinian terrorism is born from oppression
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Fast Forward 5 things to know about UNRWA, whose sole mission is to aid Palestinians
Allegations tying aid workers to Hamas shine light on the agency founded in 1949
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Looking Forward 6th grade questions about Israel and Gaza, and the teacher who answers them
‘You can't understand what's happening now if we don't do this history’
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Books Hundreds of writers protest cancellation of Palestinian author’s event at Frankfurt Book Fair
Organizers called off an award ceremony for Adania Shibli's 'Minor Detail,' a novel based on the true story of a 1949 rape of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers
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Opinion I’m a Jewish day school student. We need to learn Palestinian history.
Young Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel after receiving a one-sided education about the Jewish state
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Opinion Rashida Tlaib held a Nakba Day event at the Senate. Why are some Jews so mad?
After Bernie Sanders jumped in as sponsor of the event, American Jewish institutions and lawmakers erupted
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