The ceremony she attended on Thursday, Nakba Day, brought together about 100 Israelis and 100 Palestinians south of Jerusalem to hear stories of those displaced in 1948 and listen to mournful music.

Every year on May 15, Palestinian people across the world observe what is known as Nakba Day, the solemn anniversary of the day in 1948 when the Arab-Israeli War began, precipitating a wave of ...

For the first time in history, the United Nations is officially commemorating the Nakba, the annual Palestinian commemoration of their mass displacement during the establishment of Israel.

Gaza—Every year on May 15, Palestinians around the world observe Nakba Day—the “Day of Catastrophe,” which marks the mass displacement and dispossession that followed the creation of the ...

The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on May 15, 2023. The decision by the world’s largest democratic institution is significant, if not a ...

Nakba Day is the day of commemoration for what Palestinians see as the 'catastrophe': the destruction of their society and homeland in 1948. A protestor wearing a scarf holds her phone during a ...

Nakba day recalls 1948 events when Palestinians lost their land Forms a key part of Palestinian identity and experience Anniversary comes as hundreds of thousands displaced in Gaza In West Bank ...

The demonstration was hosted by several campus organizations – including Students for Justice in Palestine, a temporarily suspended organization – and intended to recognize Nakba Day – which ...

The country celebrates its independence day on the day before Nakba Day, which is May 15. Guertin said in an interview Monday that she reached out to the city not to get the day removed ...