The 60th anniversaryof the "Nakba"

Ramallah. May 15, 2008.

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War brought independence for Israel, a place refuge for Holocaust survivors and a guarantee that, if such a horror were ever again to befall the Jews, there would be a country to which they could flee.

But for the Palestinian Arabs, the Arab-Israeli War is remembered as Al-Nakba, the Catastrophe.

"I invite Israel to acknowledge its responsabilities, recognize our rights and suffering, and work with us for a breakthrough for peace, historical reconciliation, and an end of conflict." Abu Mazen.