IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
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The Palestinian “Nakba” (“catastrophe” in Arabic) refers to the mass expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from British Mandate Palestine during Israel’s creation (1947-49). The Nakba was not an unintended result of war. It was a deliberate and systematic act necessary for the creation of a Jewish majority state in historic Palestine, which was overwhelmingly Arab prior to 1948.
on April 5, 2023
"They want to demolish 17 houses in the al-Bustan neighborhood," says Fakhri Abu Diab, who worried that a long-dreaded plan to destroy and replace Palestinian homes with a new tourist site — a lush garden with a Bible theme — was now underway.
on July 22, 2021
U.S. charities are funding Israeli settler organizations working to evict Palestinians from their East Jerusalem homes.
on May 14, 2021
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30: Total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories (the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza), according to the United Nations, including 27 who were shot with live ammunition. 9: Number of Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in the occupied territories. 2,639: Total number of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in the occupied territories, including 407 children.
on January 6, 2021