Al Nakba Commemoration (Qisarya) - Sunday 17th Feburary - 1pm to 3 pm - Howth Quays

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Friday February 15, 2008 16:34 by Ronan - IPSC

Colourful Nakba Commemoration taking place in Howth this weekend.

Event:

A colourful interactive exhibit where people will be asked to symbolically return the refugees of the 1948 Nakba to their homes, as required under United Nations Resolution 194.

In 1948 700,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes, civilians were massacred & hundreds of Palestinian villages deliberately destroyed, this expulsion continues today.

The date commemorates Qisarya, the first town to be completely expelled, on the 15th February 1948, a day when four other villages in the area were also expelled. Their mosque was converted into a restaurant. They are not allowed return.

Contact: Anne Kennedy Anne.kennedy23@mail.dcu.ie 086-3504176

Further information:
Facts on Quisarya: http://www.palestineremembered.com/Haifa/Qisarya/index.html

Palestinian sources:
1. Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian, author of ‘All That Remains’: copy available at the Institute for Palestinian studies http://www.palestine-studies.org/, or a copy can be forwarded to you from our library.

Oral history records, photos and documents are available at:
2. http://www.alnakba.org
3. http://www.palestineremembered.com

United Nations records:
4. UN Resolution 194, section 11: [the General Assembly of the United Nations] resolves that the [Palestinian] refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for the loss of or damage to property which, under the principals of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.

This document may be viewed by clicking on 194(111) at the United Nations web archive: http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/3/ares3.htm.

Israeli sources:
5. Illan Pappe, Israeli academic, author of ‘The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine’, published by One World, available at www.oneworld-publications.com, or Amazon.

6. Zochrot: an Israeli organisation dedicated to the recognition of the Nakba. http://www.zochrot.org and look for the English button on the right.