Israel’s security cannot be achieved at the expense of Palestine’s freedom and sovereignty.
Between 1947 and 1949, Zionist military forces attacked major Palestinian cities and destroyed some 530 villages. About 15,000 Palestinians were killed in a series of mass atrocities, including dozens of massacres.On April 9, 1948, Zionist forces committed one of the most infamous massacres of the war in the village of
on the western outskirts of Jerusalem. More than 110 men, women and children were killed by members of the pre-Israeli state Irgun and Stern Gang Zionist paramilitary organisations.Palestinian researcherdocumented detailed records of what happened to these 530 villages in his book,
The Atlas of PalestineWhere are Palestinian refugees today?
Some six million registered Palestinian refugees live in at least 58 camps located throughout Palestine and neighbouring countries.
The largest camps in each are Baqa’a in Jordan, Jabalia in Gaza, Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Yarmouk in Syria, and Ein el-Hilweh in Lebanon.The comedian turned unlikely wartime leader did not flinch. He stood his ground – on the sacred soil of Ukraine.
To reassure fretful Ukrainians, Zelenskyy posted a shorton social media featuring himself surrounded by several solemn-looking officials and cabinet ministers.
“The president is here,” he said. “We are all here … defend[ing] our independence.”I was reminded of that remarkable scene while I read accounts over the past few months from a disparate group of Americans, including artists and academics, departing their beloved homeland in the distressing wake of President Donald Trump’s jarring return to the Oval Office.