Palestinians mark May 15 as Nakba Day, anniversary of the foundation of Israel. That state was born amid mass displacement and ethnic cleansing — and it’s getting even worse today.

The Nakba of 1948 happened once. The Nakba of today happens every day. It is not an event. It is a continuous hell. But if 1948 failed to erase us, 2025 will fail too.

The ceremony she attended on Thursday, Nakba Day, brought together about 100 Israelis and 100 Palestinians south of Jerusalem to hear stories of those displaced in 1948 and listen to mournful music.

UT said the group could use a plaza near the Student Union until 10 p.m. each day through May 18, emphasizing that it could impose time, place and manner restrictions on demonstrations.

Palestinians do not view the Nakba as one-time event 76 years ago, she stressed. “The Nakba has happened every day since 1948,” she said. “We have been living it over and over again.

Local News Groups gather for Nakba Day to commemorate Palestinians, call for aid and ceasefire in Gaza This year marks 77 years since the Nakba, when Palestinians were displaced from their homes.

Nakba translates to “Memory of the Catastrophe” and is commemorated every May 15 as a day of mourning by Palestinians displaced from their land in 1948 during the formation of the State of Israel.

Hence, practically all media referred to May 15 as “Nakba Day” with neither historical context nor mention whatsoever of Israel’s independence. It is no coincidence that both events are ...

The description for Nakba Day read: “This observance marks the Nakba, or Catastrophe, during which Zionist forces in 1948 expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinian people from their homelands.

Thus, in 1998 Yasser Arafat proclaimed “Nakba Day” to be commemorated on the day after Israel’s Independence (according to the Gregorian Calendar). The acceptance and use of the changed ...