1948 Palestinian exodus

An Israelite’s Journal I cannot believe we escaped Egypt. I was sure I was going to die stacking bricks for Pharaoh’s tomb. How Moses convinced the Pharaoh to release us, I cannot fathom. Today was the most terrifying day of my life. Pharaoh sent out his men to retrieve us and enslave us again. We were hemmed by the Red Sea in front and the army behind. I, at the time, wondered what Moses would do because all he had done was cry out to G-d. Today I walked across the Red Sea on…

did not only blamed God, but also Moses and Aaron for the harsh labor. “And they said to them, “The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharoah and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us” (Exodus 5:21). This Plague was sufficient…

This summary of Nakba: Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory by Ahmad H. Sa’di and Lila Abu-Lughod will provide an examination of the Palestinian Diaspora in relation to the Palestinian exodus of 1948. Part One of this book is entitled “Places of Memory”, which consists of historical perspectives of scholars, such as Chapter 1’s article by Susan Slyomovics, related to Nakba through the memories of refugees in the town of Qula: “A different history historiography, grounded in testimonial…

between Arabs and Jews. On 14 May 1948, the British high commissioner for Palestine left with his staff, and twenty-eight years of British administration for Palestine was ended. These events, led to a major conflict between two races.…

Discernment on Exodus Being that this book is the second of the Old Testament, following Genesis, one would expect consistency in the story telling theme. Although all characters in Genesis were related through family ties, they all made part of varying stories that supported ultimately the same message. In the other hand, the book of Exodus is one that elaborates on one single character whose story extends to different events, which I feel concurred with Genesis’ message; loyalty to God that…

of writing that serve as great tools to examine and reflect upon two particular cultures are The Epic of Gilgamesh and the book of Exodus. The Epic of Gilgamesh reveals aspects of the political and social organization and about the view of death of the Mesopotamian culture while in Hebrew culture these aspects of organization and death are seen in the book of Exodus. The Epic of Gilgamesh…

Ronald Hendel wrote a journal article titled, “The Exodus in Biblical Memory.” Exodus is a huge focal point for the religion of the Israelites. Their religious rituals, laws to abide by, and ethics are grounded in the foundation of the experiences and memory of the Exodus (Hendel, 2001). This one event historically provided evidence for the tie and bond between Yahweh and the Israelites (Hendel, 2001). The historical accuracy of the great Exodus has been questioned considerably due to the oral…

establishment until today, the country and its neighbors have experienced a terrible conflict. Yet, opportunities to expect a stabilization or peace have already been presented. Several factors have combined their effects to give birth to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the creation of the State of Israel and the Nakba, which constituted a crucial moment. At the end of the 19th century, Europe ended the period of the establishment of nation states and began a new phase of…

Some people say that opposite personalities attract. This is true in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston have their differences. One is tough, cool, and likes to break laws. The other one is compliant, quiet, and would never think to even shoplift. Even though Dally and Johnny are the complete opposite of each other, they still have their similarities. They both care about each other, and they both happen to have neglectful parents that raised them. Even though they…

“Apartheid is not Normal” “Normalize This” is a free form, spoken word poem from Remi Kanazi. Kanazi is a Palestinian-American born to Palestinian immigrants. Kanazi’s grandmother was pregnant with his mother when she left Palestine in 1947. Around this time there was a great exodus or “nukba” of indigenous Palestinians, just as the land was being annexed to create the new state of Israel. Kanazi’s father left Haifa after the occupation had already taken place. Born in New York City in 1981,…