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Marking Nakba Day is controversial in Israel. These Israelis and Palestinians did it together.

JL;DR SUMMARY In a rare and controversial commemoration, about 100 Israelis and 100 Palestinians gathered in the West Bank to mark Nakba Day, acknowledging the displacement of Palestinians during Israel's 1948 War of Independence. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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West BankPalestiniansConflictReconciliationWar Of IndependenceNakba DayCombatants For PeaceKate KaufmanAvigail Shorr

Places mentioned

Beit Jala, Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
"BEIT JALA, West Bank Sitting in a secluded West Bank forest, listening to the account of an elderly Palestinian displaced from his home during Israels War of Independence, Kate Kaufman couldnt help but think of her great-uncle."
Jerusalem, Israel
"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."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"This past week, Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch threatened to revoke funding for Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University for allowing student events commemorating the Nakba Day."
Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"During the ceremony, a video was shown of the elderly Abd-Alaziz Qatasha, who now lives in a refugee camp near Hebron, describing his violent displacement as a child from his familys village of Beit Jibrin during the 1948 war."
Yemen
"Only seconds later, sirens blared, warning of incoming rockets launched by the Houthis in Yemen."

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