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Author Archives: Dr David Adler
Independence Day and al Nakba
By Dr. David Adler
JERUSALEM – The inevitable clash between the historical narrative of the Jews and their attachment to the land and that of the Arabs citizens of Israel takes on many forms. The one aspect of this clash which stands out above the rest, possibly because it comes up often on Israel’s Independence Day, is the attitude towards the state’s foundation in 1948.
The Jews celebrate their day of independence while the Arabs wish to commemorate it as “Nakba” day, which means “catastrophe” in Arabic. Clearly for
