Livni: Peace Will Bring End to ‘Nakba’ Day

israelnationalnews.com     May 16, 2008            

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke at the conclusion of the Presidents’ conference in Jerusalem on Thursday night. Livni discussed ongoing negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, and expressed confidence that when a PA state is created, Arabs will no longer mourn Israel’s creation as a... [read full story]                

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Arabs Pelt Army Soldiers with Rocks at 'Nakba' Protest

israelnationalnews.com     May 14, 2008          

Dozens of Arabs are pelting army soldiers with rocks and stones at this hour at a protest at the Kalandia checkpoint near Ramallah. They are marking the "Nakba," the Arabic word for "catastrophe," which is their description of the re-establishment of the State of Israel. Soldiers are responding...                

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PA Launches 'Nakba' Day in Israel, Protests Bush Visit

israelnationalnews.com     May 15, 2008          

Palestinian Authorty Arabs throughout Israel, led by PA Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas have launched a series of events around the country to mark what they refer to as the "nakba" (Arabic for "catastrophe"), the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Abbas signed...                

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Jerusalem: Left-wing activists conduct protest to mark "Nakba Day"

jpost.com     May 15, 2008          

Left-wing activists and East Jerusaelm residents conducted a protest outside of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City to mark "Nakba Day." Police said that the protest dispersed voluntary, and without incident. In addition, store owners throughout the Arab quarter of the Old City and in East...                

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Jerusalem: Left-wing activists mark Nakba

ynet.co.il     May 15, 2008          

Left-wing and residents of east Jerusalem organized a rally at the Damascus Gate in the Old City marking the Nakba. The rally ended with no unusual occurrences. Merchants in the Old City and in east Jerusalem held a partial commercial strike marking the Nakba....                

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Leftist Jews and Arabs Unite at Nakba Rally at Haifa U

israelnationalnews.com     May 15, 2008          

Dozens of left-wing Jewish activists joined with Israeli Arab students at a "Nakba" Day rally at Haifa University marking what Arabs call the "catastrophe" of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. A student Zionist organization set up a rally across from the group to oppose the...                

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Arabs protest university's decision to hold Student Day on Nakba

ynet.co.il     May 15, 2008          

Kaffiyah-clad demonstrators at Tel Aviv University wave black flags, carry signs reading 'Student Day for Jews only' following decision to hold festivities on day Palestinians mark 'catastrophe' of Israel's inception; three arrested in violent confrontations                

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Hamas Prevented Fatah 'Nakba' March in Gaza

israelnationalnews.com     May 16, 2008          

The Hamas terrorist authority in Gaza prevented a march organized by the rival Fatah gang marking "Nakba Day" Thursday, Al-Kuds Al-Arabi newspaper reported. According to the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Hamas called on Arabs to join its fight against Israel and demanded that PA/Fatah head...                

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