Historical reckoning: The push for the US to acknowledge the Nakba

Washington, DC – It is a question that reaches a fever pitch this time of year for Palestinian survivors and rights advocates: Can the United States government create just policy in the Middle East without a full accounting — or recognition — of Palestinian history? Thursday marks the annual day of remembrance for the Nakba , a period that began in 1948 with the mass expulsion of Palestinians and the creation of the state of Israel. …