Palestinian Nakba
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The Palestinian Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 conflict surrounding the creation of the State of Israel, remembered as a national catastrophe in Palestinian history.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nakba | 5 |
| Palestinian exodus of 1948 | 4 |
| 1948 Palestinian exodus | 3 |
| Palestinian Nakba canonical | 2 |
| 1948 Nakba | 1 |
| Nakba Day | 1 |
| Palestinian refugee crisis | 1 |
| Palestinian refugee diaspora | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Palestinian Nakba Context triple: [Arab–Israeli War of 1948, hasAlias, Palestinian Nakba]
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A.
Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine refers to the ongoing international diplomatic, legal, and political issue concerning the rights, status, and self-determination of the Palestinian people and the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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B.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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C.
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.
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D.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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E.
First Intifada
The First Intifada was a large-scale Palestinian uprising from 1987 to the early 1990s against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marked by widespread civil disobedience, protests, and clashes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Palestinian Nakba Target entity description: The Palestinian Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 conflict surrounding the creation of the State of Israel, remembered as a national catastrophe in Palestinian history.
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A.
Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine refers to the ongoing international diplomatic, legal, and political issue concerning the rights, status, and self-determination of the Palestinian people and the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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B.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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C.
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.
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D.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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E.
First Intifada
The First Intifada was a large-scale Palestinian uprising from 1987 to the early 1990s against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marked by widespread civil disobedience, protests, and clashes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian national catastrophe
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historical event ⓘ mass displacement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Palestinian right of return claim ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Palestinian collective memory
ⓘ
Palestinian national identity ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 15 May ⓘ |
| commemorationName |
Palestinian Nakba
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nakba Day
|
| commemorationType |
day of mourning
ⓘ
day of protest ⓘ |
| displacedPopulationEstimate | 700000 ⓘ |
| displacedPopulationRangeLower | 700000 ⓘ |
| displacedPopulationRangeUpper | 800000 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasLongTermConsequence |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Palestinian diaspora ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | النكبة ⓘ |
| involves |
depopulation of Palestinian towns
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depopulation of Palestinian villages ⓘ loss of homes ⓘ loss of land ⓘ loss of property deeds ⓘ refugee camps in neighboring Arab countries ⓘ |
| legalContext |
UN General Assembly Resolution 194
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surface form:
UN General Assembly Resolution 194 (right of return reference)
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| location | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| mainlyAffected |
Palestinian
ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Arabs
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| memoryTransmittedThrough |
commemorative events
ⓘ
family narratives ⓘ literature ⓘ oral history ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | 1948 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
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surface form:
UN Partition Plan for Palestine
|
| recognizedBy | Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | ethnic cleansing allegations ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
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surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
creation of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | national catastrophe by Palestinians ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Palestinian refugee crisis
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destruction of Palestinian villages ⓘ expropriation of Palestinian property ⓘ long-term statelessness for many Palestinians ⓘ mass displacement of Palestinians ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Nakba historiography debates
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Palestinian refugee negotiations ⓘ |
| translationOfName | the catastrophe ⓘ |
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Subject: Palestinian Nakba Description of subject: The Palestinian Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 conflict surrounding the creation of the State of Israel, remembered as a national catastrophe in Palestinian history.
Referenced by (18)
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