On paper, “Al Nakba,” or “the catastrophe,” happened 75 years ago during the 1948 Palestine war and creation of the Israeli state. Others believe that the occupation of Palestinian territory started much earlier and continues to this day via the annexation of land, attacks on homes in Gaza and continued U.S. support for Israel.
Last Saturday, Tampa’s Palestinian community and its supporters gathered under thunderclouds on the corner of Fowler Avenue and 56th Street near the University of South Florida to shine light on the plight of their people with a “Nakba75” demonstration.
