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2013-05-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

4 soldiers injured as Palestinians mark Nakba Day

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Posted by Steve White 2013-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 An interesting background piece on the origins of the Nakba:

But just three short paragraphs into the Wikipedia article [on Nakba Day] comes this intriguing historical titbit: Prior to its adoption by the Palestinian nationalist movement, the Year of the Catastrophe among Arabs referred to 1920, when European colonial powers partitioned the Ottoman Empire into a series of separate states along lines of their own choosing.

The footnote there quotes The Arab awakening: the story of the Arab national movement by George Antonius: The year 1920 has an evil name in Arab annals: it is referred to as the Year of the Catastrophe (cĀm al-Nakba). It saw the first armed risings that occurred in protest against the post-War settlement imposed by the Allies on the Arab countries. In that year, serious outbreaks took place in Syria, Palestine, and Iraq.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-05-16 09:41|| 2013-05-16 09:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Predictably the Israelis are criticized for firing rubber bullets but the rock-throwing Paleos get a pass...

So the Israelis should collect up the rocks that are thrown at them, put them in cannons, and 'throw' them back.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-05-16 10:16|| 2013-05-16 10:16|| Front Page Top

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