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- proper noun The foundation of the State of
Israel and subsequent departure of most of theArab Palestinian among its residents, perceived as a catastrophe by many Palestinians and others.
Etymologies
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"Nakba" - the Arabic word meaning "catastrophe" that Palestinians use to describe the events of 1948.
Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism" 2010
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"Nakba" - the Arabic word meaning "catastrophe" that Palestinians use to describe the events of 1948.
Sharmine Narwani: Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism" 2010
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"Nakba" - the Arabic word meaning "catastrophe" that Palestinians use to describe the events of 1948.
Sharmine Narwani: Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism" 2009
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The term Nakba was first used by the Pan-Syrian movement several decades before Israel was established, to protest the grant of most of the Palestine Mandate to Transjordan (now Jordan).
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Common Fergus , you can't deny that every Israeli knows exactly what the term Nakba means , if they believe the Narrative that was bombarded by the news papers and media in Israel is a different question .
The Guardian World News Daphna Baram 2010
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They just cannot abide any Jewish presence, hence their term Nakba, or catastrophe when Israel was created.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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But this year also marks 60 years since 750,000 Palestinians were brutally expelled from their homeland in what they refer to as the Nakba or "catastrophe."
UN's Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Occupied Palestine 2008
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But this year also marks 60 years since 750,000 Palestinians were brutally expelled from their homeland in what they refer to as the Nakba or "catastrophe."
UN's Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Occupied Palestine 2008
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Every year in mid-May many Palestinians mark what they call Nakba, or the catastrophe, the anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence in 1948 and the start of a war in which thousands of Palestinians lost their homes through expulsion and flight.
NYT > Home Page By ETHAN BRONNER 2011
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Every year in mid-May many Palestinians mark what they call Nakba, or the catastrophe, the anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence in 1948 and the start of a war in which thousands of Palestinians lost their homes through expulsion and flight.
NYT > Global Home By ETHAN BRONNER 2011
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