Sixty Years Later, Palestinians Are Still Refugees
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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
Sixty years ago Israel declared its independence -- following a decision by the United Nations to partition the area known as the British Mandate Territory of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. Israelis celebrate their independence, but for Palestinians the anniversary is known as al-Naqba, or the catastrophe. VOA's Jim Teeple reports that, in the war that ensued, many Palestinians fled to the West Bank, which became part of Jordan and then was seized by Israel in the 1967 war. For these Palestinian refugees, and for others in the surrounding Arab countries, the anniversary of Israel's founding is an annual reminder of the homes they lost many years ago
