๐ This โNakba Survivorโ is literally a โEuropean settlerโ
In the late 19th century, Muslim Bosnians (including Ineaโs grandparents), fled Bosnia to Ottoman Syria, after Austria-Hungary took control of Bosnia.
They feared that now, the Christians will seek revenge after years of mistreatment.
Ineaโs fatherโs family lived in Tulkaram, but he himself lived in Jerusalem where Inea was born.
In the 1930โs, Ineaโs father had a Job in England, he returned to Mandatory Palestine after a few years, but in 1948 they decided to move back to England.
They were not expelled, and no one forced them to move to England. As a matter of fact, Tulkaram, and the old city of Jerusalem remained under Jordanian Arab control. Not a single Zionist to bee seen there.
So in summary, this is a European with no strong roots in the land of Israel, whose family made the decision to immigrate back to the continent of their grandparents instead of remaining under Arab control.
(And the โvisit Palestineโ poster on her wall is a Zionist poster by Franz Kraus to encourage Zionist tourism to the holy land. Itโs not even the original poster, but a replica of the poster, with an additional Hebrew description mentioning his name ๐คฆโโ๏ธ)
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.
Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us โ one of home, tradition and memory over generations.