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What some Palestinians – and some Israelis – can’t say

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Published: 9 July 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Challenging history’s taboos. What Palestinians - and Israelis - can’t say – Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi – Moment Magazine 2016 July-August
The Holocaust (Shoah) and the Nakba (al-Karitha) share three characteristics. First, both terms mean catastrophe, disaster or calamity. Second, both tragedies have left deep scars in the psyche of their victims that are difficult to heal. And third, both events are taboo. In Palestinian society, you can’t discuss the Holocaust, and in Israel, increasingly, you can’t talk about the Nakba.
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