Tag: Nakba

‘Farha’: The Palestinian Story

By on • ( 1 Comment )

This is a review of “Farha,” a 2021 film written and directed by Darin J. Sallam, a Jordanian of Palestinian descent; 92 min., in Arabic & Hebrew with subtitles, available to stream on Netflix. “Everyone needs to see ‘Farha,’ because it is… my story, it is the Palestinian story,” Leila Giries told CNN. Giries is an 82-year-old Palestinian refugee who survived the 1947-48 Arab-Israeli war, which resulted in the creation of Israel as a colonial-settler state. “Farha” is based on actual events. It is inspired by the story of a young Palestinian girl and the violence she witnessed during the 1948 war, when about 750,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes by armed Zionist groups in what Palestinians have since called the Nakba or “catastrophe.” It is also a movie Israel tried unsuccessfully to censor.

No to Israel’s new Nakba in Gaza (III)

By on • ( 4 Comments )

This is the last of a three-part series. The first detailed how Israel is carrying out a mass dispossession of Palestinians in Gaza — like the 1948 “Nakba,” or catastrophe, that led to Israel’s founding as a colonial settler state. The second documented how long-standing Israeli government policy made possible the the October 7 pogrom by Hamas. This concluding part focuses on what may be a way out of these dire conditions.

No to Israel’s new Nakba in Gaza (II)

By on • ( 9 Comments )

This is the second of a three-part series. The first detailed how Israel is in the middle of carrying out a mass dispossession of Palestinians in Gaza — like the 1948 “Nakba,” or catastrophe, that led to Israel’s founding as a colonial settler state. This article documents how the October 7 Hamas pogrom was made possible by long-standing Israeli government policy.