WHAT IS THE NAKBA ๐งต
Nakba means catastrophe. Itโs one of the most successful Palestinian PR campaigns.
โ In November 1947 the UN voted for the partition plan: a Jewish state and an Arab state in the territory of the British Mandatory Palestine.
โ Jews agreedย and declared the establishment of the State of Israel.
โ Arabs didnโt agree and together with 7 (seven!) Arab states launched a genocidal war against the Jews.
โ The Arab leaders ordered the local Arabs to evacuate. They promised to quickly annihilate the Zionist state, and then everyone would return to their homes.
โ As a result, 750,000 Arabs either fled their homes or were expelled from the war zone.
โ In 1949 Israel won the Independence war. Consequently, none of those who fled, was able to return.
โ 150,000 local Arabs who stayed, received Israeli citizenship and equal citizen rights. Today there are about 2 million Israeli-Arab citizens with full equal rights. /1
But the 750,000 who fled, could not return. When you start a war and lose a war, you donโt get rewards. /1