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Israeli extremists clashed with Tel Aviv University students. They held a Nakba day memorial service in commemoration. On Sunday, efforts to stop it failed.
Hamas released a statement, saying:
"Countries which contributed to the Nakba of Palestine, namely Britain, must do penance for their sin by stopping Israeli aggressiveness."
Clashes erupted outside Ofer Prison. Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets. Over 80 injuries were reported.
Nakba's Untold Story
On May 15, the Palestine News Network published "Nakba - the Untold Story of a Cultural Catastrophe." It remains an unhealed wound. Palestinians lost more than homes, land, and personal possessions. They lost their homeland and way of life.
Collective memory recalls pre-1948 days. Palestine's culture thrived. Its economy was one of the region's most prosperous. Tourism flourished. In 1944 and 1945, the Arab Bank paid shareholders a 24% dividend.
In 1919, Falastin became a daily newspaper. The same year, Miraat Al-Sharq was established. It was published until 1939 when British authorities shut it for printing an "inciting poem." The Palestine Broadcast Service was relied on. By the mid-1940s, Jerusalem had 24 bookshops.
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