Ongoing Catastrophe: Israel Threatens New Expulsions as Palestinians, UN Mark 75th Nakba Anniversary

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Palestinians across the globe are marking the 75th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe" in Arabic), when some 700,000 Palestinians fled from or were violently expelled from their homes upon Israel's founding in 1948. The occasion comes as five days of fighting, that killed 33 Palestinians in Gaza and two people in Israel, was brought to a stop this weekend after the Israeli army and the militant group Islamic Jihad agreed to a Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. Today the United Nations is holding its first-ever high-level special meeting to commemorate the Nakba. We host a roundtable discussion with Munir Nuseibah, a human rights lawyer and director of Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic in Jerusalem; Saleh Hijazi, a member of the Palestinian Boycott National Committee; and Peter Beinart, editor-at-large for _Jewish Currents._

Transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/15/palestine_nakba_75th_anniversary

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