The Nakba Narrative: A History of Deception | Honest Reporting

“The Nakba” is repeatedly invoked in media, academic literature, politics, and popular culture surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Its appearance is so ubiquitous at this point that it seems like it has always been part of the general lexicon. 
However, this is not the case.
Here, we’ll look at the significance of the term “Nakba,” the history of the term from 1948 until the present, how this Arabic term gained popularity around the world, and the adoption of the term by some to refer to anti-Jewish persecution by the Arab and Muslim worlds….