Israeli leaders trying to complete the Nakba through their actions in Gaza, West Bank: Analysis

Israeli leaders trying to complete the Nakba through their actions in Gaza, West Bank: Analysis

May 15, 2025  
Every year on May 15, Palestinians mark Nakba Day to commemorate the ethnic cleansing of Palestine upon the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Zionist forces expelled about 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands between 1947 and 1949, capturing 78 percent of historical Palestine.

Today, Palestinians and their supporters commemorate the Nakba – “catastrophe” in Arabic – with marches, protests and other events.

As Israel continues its deadly military bombardment of Gaza and tries to push Palestinians out of the coastal enclave, many observers say the Nakba never ended.

Ilan Pappe is the Chair of The Nakba Memorial Foundation and an Expatriate Israeli Historian.

He says Israeli leaders are trying to complete the Nakba, through their actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.