The Nakba of 1948: Examining the Impact of the Catastrophe

The Nakba of 1948: Examining the Impact of the Catastrophe

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Timeline

1947: UN Partition Plan

The United Nations, dominated by Western powers sympathetic to Zionist interests, proposes a partition plan for Palestine without the consent of the Palestinian people, resulting in the forcible division of their homeland.

1948: The Nakba Begins

May 14: The state of "Israel" is unilaterally declared, marking the culmination of Zionist settler colonialism and the beginning of the Nakba as Zionist militias systematically expel and terrorize Palestinian communities.

May 15: Arab states intervene to protect Palestinian rights and resist Zionist aggression, but their efforts are ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians.

1949: Armistice Agreements

The armistice agreements solidify Israel's control over a majority of historic Palestine, while hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are forcibly expelled from their homes and become refugees in neighboring countries or internally displaced within Palestine.

1987-1993: The First Intifada

The First Intifada erupts as a grassroots uprising against Israeli occupation and apartheid policies, signaling the resilience and determination of the Palestinian people to resist colonial oppression

2000: The Second Intifada

The Second Intifada erupts in response to Israel's continued occupation, settlement expansion, and brutal repression of Palestinian rights, further exposing the inherent violence and injustice of Zionist colonization.

Present: Ongoing Crisis in Gaza

Over 40,000 deaths and more than 100,000 missing in Gaza. Nearly 360,000 people are internally displaced due to constant bombing. Israel's blockade restricts humanitarian aid access, impeding the surviving healthcare workers from treating over 80,000 wounded

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