There Can Be No Peace Without Freedom for Palestinians

Pro-Palestine protesters rally and march to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Nakba Day on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Nakba, meaning 'catastrophe' in Arabic, is marked every year by Palestinians on May 15 to remember the expulsion of hundreds of thousands from their homes and land in 1948 after the founding of Israel. Credit: Michael Nigro/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect.

On May 15, Palestinians around the world will mark Nakba Day to remember the catastrophic events of Palestinian mass displacement. In years past, this day has largely flown under the radar. But this year feels different. After the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and in the wake of the state of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian men, women, and children along with the staggering destruction of Gaza, the world can no longer look away. The question now is whether it will summon the courage to act.

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