As Palestinians mark the 61st anniversary of the Nakba (Arabic for 'catastrophe') - when more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced from their homeland during the creation of the state of Israel - the IMEU offers the following resources on this important historical event:

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ONGOING NAKBA:

The latest news stories from the media highlighting Israel's ongoing policies of land confiscation, home demolitions, and the displacement of Palestine's indigenous population.

Video: Nakba remembered amid Gaza suffering
Al Jazeera English

Palestinians have marked the occasion of the 1948 "catastrophe", or Nakba, when they fled their homes in the face of the establishment of Israel in 1948. Al Jazeera>'s Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza, where this year's commemorations have been overshadowed by the more recent destruction wrought by Israel's war on the tiny coastal territory.

Israel plans to consolidate hold on Jerusalem with parks
Ma'an News Agency

The Israeli government has a secret plan to surround the Old City of Jerusalem with parks, tourist attractions and hiking trails in a bid to consolidate its occupation of area, which began in June of 1967. The organization Ir Amim (City of Nations), dedicated to promoting coexistence in Jerusalem, released a report on the plan on Sunday, on the eve of the Pope's visit to the city.

UN urges Israel to tackle Palestinian housing crisis in East Jerusalem
IMEMC

Palestinians living in East Jerusalem continue to receive demolition orders against their homes and face ongoing land confiscation by Israeli authorities, exacerbating a housing crisis that continues to grow over forty years after Israeli illegally occupied the city's eastern sector in 1967.

Video: Israel selling settlement properties to foreign buyers
Al Jazeera English

Despite repeated promises to halt the expansion of settlements built on territories conquered in 1967 - where Palestinians hope to establish an independent state on 22% of their historic homeland - Israelis continues to expand its West Bank settlements, and is now offering the properties for sale to Jewish buyers from abroad.

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