A Fraught Commemoration
A brief history of the observance and politics of Nakba day.
Tag: refugee
Boom: A Photo Essay
Construction and destruction in Shatila and Gaza. by DIANA ALLAN All photos courtesy of Hisham Ghuzlan When I visited Shatila last week two topics dominated conversation: the carnage in Gaza and the deleterious effects of the construction boom underway in the camp. I’ll take them …
Watching the Occupation at a Close Distance
Surveillance cameras capture the violence as it unfolds in Gaza and the West Bank. by AMAHL BISHARA On May 15, 2014, Nakba Day—a day on which Palestinians commemorate the mass dispossession caused by the formation of the state of Israel—Israeli army snipers shot and killed …
