BY TOPIC: Royal Institute of International Affairs

“Al-Nakba”, an Al-Jazeera documentary series on the ‘Catastrophe’ of 1948 that led to dispossession and enduring conflict

by Sam Bahour | September 5, 2010 | Documentaries, Recommended!

For Palestinians, 1948 marks the ‘Nakba’ or the ‘Catastrophe’, when hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. But for Israelis, the same year marks the creation of their own state. This series attempts to present an understanding of the events of the past that are still shaping the present.