15 May 1948 - Nakba Day: 78 years of ethnic cleansing
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Nakba Day: 78 years of ethnic cleansing
On May 15, Palestinians across historic Palestine and the diaspora commemorate the ‘Nakba’ or the ‘catastrophe’ of 1948.
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An attempt to understand Israeli actions in Gaza, and a lament that the Palestinian story is still not properly heard ... [Shehadeh's] searching analysis offers insights for readers coming new to the situation and others who wish to face it afresh - 'Book of the Day', Guardian
A slim, powerful work ... details the devastating consequences of the siege [of Gaza] - New Statesman
Measured, lawyerly but always very readable... As the book comes to a close, as if summoning a last reserve of strength, [Shehadeh] manages a message of hope. Perhaps, he writes, the utter nightmarishness of the past few months may achieve what decades of war and negotiation have failed to resolve: a lasting peace - Observer
Elegantly written ... suffused with anger without descending into bitterness - Irish Times
An exceptionally lucid account of the underlying causes of the war in Gaza ... [Shehadeh] writes with so much humanity, recounting the story with neither rancour nor despair. This book will be particularly valuable for political education. Highly recommended all round. - Morning Star
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A buoy in a sea of bleakness - Rachel Kushner
Shehadeh is a great inquiring spirit with a tone that is vivid, ironic, melancholy and wise - Colm Tóibín
Palestine's greatest prose writer - Observer
Luminously clear-sighted ... By turns lyrical, witty and shrewd, Shehadeh is an excellent companion - Prospect](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6i6xef453aka7zirig6h2hql/bafkreibb6mzwohzsjkt6pdm6jggdogysf4r6ufjkxcz6ku424biwjsp3fa)
