The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nakba/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nakba | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nakba/ 32 32 German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-court-allows-anti-israel-encampment-in-hamburg-park-where-nazis-deported-jews/ Sat, 16 May 2026 13:42:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824618 Demonstration for Nakba Day triggers outcry from local Jews, who call it a 'mockery of victims of the Holocaust'; many activists accused of 'holding antisemitic positions'

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]]> Mamdani posts Nakba Day video, saying the ‘catastrophe’ continues until today https://www.timesofisrael.com/mamdani-posts-nakba-day-video-saying-the-catastrophe-continues-until-today/ Sat, 16 May 2026 04:26:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824527 Shortly before Shabbat, NYC mayor shares footage in support of Palestinian 'right of return' and presenting one-sided narrative of 1948 war, drawing furious backlash from leading Jewish groups

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]]> West Bank terror crackdown sees largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967 https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-terror-crackdown-sees-largest-displacement-of-palestinians-since-1967/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:07:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3486067 More than 40,100 have fled their homes amid Operation Iron Wall, according to UNRWA; many say they were told to leave by IDF, which denies issuing evacuation orders

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]]> Smotrich pushes to withdraw funding from Tel Aviv Cinemateque over ‘extremist’ films https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-pushes-to-withdraw-funding-from-tel-aviv-cinemateque-over-extremist-films/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:57:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3447454 Finance minister asks justice minister to help probe institution for screening alleged anti-Israel movies at recent Solidarity Festival

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]]> Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, who praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught, dies at 76 https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-novelist-elias-khoury-who-praised-hamass-oct-7-onslaught-dies-at-76/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:18:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3376388 Prominent columnist used his voice over the years to back Palestinians, chastise Israel's establishment and settlement policies; he also hailed Arab Spring, taught at universities

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]]> NYC mayor defends police after violent clashes at pro-Palestinian Brooklyn rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayor-defends-police-after-violent-clashes-at-pro-palestinian-brooklyn-rally/ Mon, 20 May 2024 17:39:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3294256 Eric Adams says video showing police punching protesters as they lie on the ground is 'isolated incident,' backs cops' claim that Nakba demonstrators rioted

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]]> PA says man killed in clash with Israeli troops during Nakba Day march in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-says-man-killed-in-clash-with-israeli-troops-during-nakba-day-march-in-west-bank/ Wed, 15 May 2024 19:41:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290522 Palestinian report says 20-year-old university student shot by soldiers at checkpoint near Ramallah; military yet to comment on incident

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]]> Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’ day amid Gaza war and humanitarian crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-mark-nakba-day-amid-gaza-war-and-humanitarian-crisis/ Wed, 15 May 2024 10:22:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290281 UN agencies say 550,000 Gazans have been displaced in last week alone amid Israeli operation in Rafah

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]]> Abbas signs decree criminalizing ‘Nakba’ denial https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-signs-decree-criminalizing-nakba-denial/ Tue, 30 May 2023 20:54:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3024648 PA executive order says anyone found guilty of denying what it calls the 'crime against humanity' carried out by 'Zionist gangs' in 1948 faces up to 2 years in jail

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]]> Can Zionists Speak about the Nakba? - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/can-zionists-speak-about-the-nakba/ Sat, 27 May 2023 20:22:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3022694 Is there room for a cautious Zionist exploration of the Palestinian narrative of Nakba (catastrophe)? Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss.

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]]> Ad-libbed at the General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas’s full-blown rejectionism https://www.timesofisrael.com/ad-libbed-at-the-general-assembly-mahmoud-abbass-full-blown-rejectionism/ Thu, 18 May 2023 02:33:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017133 Speaking at the UN's Nakba fest, the PA chief contradicted his previous assurances to Israel. In a reflection of the collapse of negotiation prospects, hardly anyone even noticed

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]]> Israel’s UN envoy urges other diplomats to stay away from Monday ‘Nakba’ event https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-un-envoy-urges-other-diplomats-to-stay-away-from-monday-nakba-event/ Sun, 14 May 2023 19:12:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3015407 Erdan claims some already convinced to shun commemoration, which he says promotes 'Jew-hatred' and 'serves to inflame tensions'

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]]> Rashida Tlaib says she ‘struggles’ with prospect of uprooting West Bank settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/rashida-tlaib-says-she-struggles-with-prospect-of-uprooting-west-bank-settlements/ Sat, 13 May 2023 15:20:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3014581 Michigan Democrat, a vocal critic of Israel, likens potential evacuation of Israeli communities to Nakba, says Palestinians deserve 'restorative justice'

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]]> Bernie Sanders steps in to help Rep. Tlaib hold anti-Israel event in Capitol https://www.timesofisrael.com/bernie-sanders-steps-in-to-help-rep-tlaib-hold-anti-israel-event-in-capitol/ Thu, 11 May 2023 05:52:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012820 Jewish independent lawmaker chairs gathering in Senate committee meeting room to mark Nakba; Tlaib accuses Israel of apartheid, terror, says US aiding 'ethnic cleansing'

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]]> House Speaker McCarthy blocks Rashida Tlaib from hosting Capitol anti-Israel event https://www.timesofisrael.com/house-speaker-mccarthy-blocks-rashida-tlaib-from-hosting-capitol-anti-israel-event/ Wed, 10 May 2023 09:07:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012011 Republican lawmaker reserves Visitor Center space that Democratic congresswoman wanted to use for Nakba meet, says he will hold celebration of 75 years of US-Israel ties instead

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