Reflections on Al-Nakba

To most Palestinians, 1948, the year of al-Nakba, is the formative year of their lives. This is true irrespective of age, background, or occupation, or whether the person is a refugee or not, or lives in Palestine or the diaspora. On this fiftieth anniversary of al-Nakba, JPS asked a number of Pales...

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Published in:Journal of Palestine studies 1998-10, Vol.28 (1), p.5-35
Main Authors: Nofal, Mamdouh, Turki, Fawaz, Shafi, Haidar Abdel, Bushnaq, Inea, Sayigh, Yezid, al-Hout, Shafiq, Jayyusi, Salma Khadra, Budeiri, Musa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Cousins
Fathers
History
Jewish refugees
Memory
Mosques
Mothers
Palestinian people
Palestinians
Recall of government officials
Refugees
Territorial issues
War
Zionism
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Summary:To most Palestinians, 1948, the year of al-Nakba, is the formative year of their lives. This is true irrespective of age, background, or occupation, or whether the person is a refugee or not, or lives in Palestine or the diaspora. On this fiftieth anniversary of al-Nakba, JPS asked a number of Palestinians of different generations and walks of life to write short pieces on what this event has meant to them. In JPS's letters of invitation, the "guidelines" suggested were to avoid political and historical analysis in favor of personal reflections. The following are the results.
ISSN:0377-919X
1533-8614
DOI:10.1525/jps.1998.28.1.00p0028o