What's the "Nakba" mean?

The term "Nakba" refers to the catastrophic event that occurred in 1948, when the state of Israel was established and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes and became refugees. The word "Nakba" itself is an Arabic term meaning "catastrophe" or "disaster." The Nakba represents a significant turning point in Palestinian history and remains a deeply poignant and painful experience for Palestinians to this day.