Saturday 10^th May 2008 London - 60 Years of Nakba (1948 Palestinian Catastrophe)

 END THE SIEGE ON GAZA – FOR THE RIGHT OF RETURN OF PALESTINIANS – END ISRAELI OCCUPATION

University of East London hosts an important event - two days of lectures, films and discussions on the Palestinian refugee crisis of 1948. Palestinians are still the largest refugee population worldwide - this event looks in detail at the circumstances and implications of their displacement.

PCHR- 08/05/2008

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

 Ma'an – 07/05/2008- A group of craftsmen in Ayda refugee camp near Bethlehem have been working for two weeks on building what they claim is the biggest key in the world

Report- Al Mezan-07/05/2008

The number of victims killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has increased amid continued escalation of its attacks on, and incursions into, the Gaza Strip recently.

PRC- 07/05/2008- Under the motto of “Sixty years…and return is nearer” the Sixth Palestinians in Europe has been concluded. It was jointly organized by the General Secretariat of the Conference of European Palestinians, the Palestinian Return Centre, London,

PRC- 07/05/2008- To mark the 60^th anniversary since the Catastrophe of our people began, observing all that the occasion bears of pains experienced by the Palestinian people and the successive calamities that this entailed.

You must be aware that The Duke of Edinburgh will be hosting a special banquet for the Jewish National Fund at Windsor Castle on Monday 7th April to celebrate 60^th anniversary of the state of Israel.

PRC- 14/03/2008

Brussels, the Capital of the European Union, witnessed an increasing movement and multiple events condemning the brutal blockade on the Gaza Strip, and the Zionist Aggression against Palestinian civilians in that besieged strip which left a large number of martyrs and casualties in a few days. Other European countries are witnessing similar rising movement.

By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent – Reuters- 07/05/2008

While Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinian refugees mourn the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) when they lost their homeland. Often ignored in Middle East peace talks, they cling to a "right of return".

Beddawi- Lebanon- 07/05/2008

"Our house in Nahr el-Bared had three bedrooms and all utilities. Despite the hardships, we had a pleasurable life. Living amongst our relatives, neighbours and loved ones helped us to forget life's adversities and problems. I miss the life we had before, the calmness and the family gatherings."

CAIRO — IOL- 07/05/2008

The two-storey Hallak house in the smart district of Talbieh in west Jerusalem tells the story of a people who not simply lost their homes but their country with the creation of Israel in 1948.