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Nakba
Nakba
See also: nakba
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Nakba
- The foundation of the State of Israel and subsequent expulsion or flight of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) among its residents, perceived as a catastrophe by many Palestinians and others.
Usage notes
- For political reasons, use of this term is highly controversial; in particular, many Israelis and others reject the notion that the foundation of the State of Israel itself was a catastrophe for resident Palestinians.
- This term is frequently found with the Arabic definite article اَل (al-, “the”) instead of the English definite article the: Al-Nakba.
Derived terms
- Nakba Day
- Nakba denial
Translations
Nakba
See also
- 1948 Palestinian exodus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
nakba
nakba
See also: Nakba
English
Proper noun
nakba
- Alternative letter-case form of Nakba
- 1992, Philip Mattar, The Mufti of Jerusalem (ISBN 0231064632), page 140:
- Some Arab biographers have lauded him and his cause, seeking to absolve him of any responsibility for the 1948 nakba, while Jewish nationalists vilify him and discredit his movement.
- 2009, Nissim Rejwan, Arabs in the Mirror: Images and Self-Images (ISBN 0292774451), page 149:
- Ever since the 1948 nakba, Arab thinkers and intellectuals have been studying the causes of their condition and recommending ways for changing or improving it.
- 2009, Sumantra Bose, Contested lands (ISBN 0674028562), page 262
- Indeed, violence broke out in the occupied territories in mid-May 2000 as Palestinians observed the anniversary of the 1948 nakba—these disturbances paled in comparison to the second intifada, which erupted in the autumn.
- 1992, Philip Mattar, The Mufti of Jerusalem (ISBN 0231064632), page 140:
Noun
nakba (plural nakbas)
- A catastrophe; a grave setback.
- 1998, David Caute, Fatima's scarf, page 280:
- Our President is admitting that the war has been a nakba, a setback. 'I take full personal responsibility.' 'But not for long,' murmurs Mahmoud, in whose company I am watching this ultra-dramatic moment.
- 2000, Arab American Voices, page 45:
- A second nakba happened after the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel captured Arab land that belonged to Jordan and Egypt; another 325,000 Palestinians left their homes.
- 2010, Raimond Gaita, Gaza: Morality, Law & Politics (ISBN 1742580963), page 99:
- But for now, there is no prophet amongst the politicians, and the only prophecies to be heard are of nakbas and holocausts.
- 1998, David Caute, Fatima's scarf, page 280: