Hadash MK speaks at memorial for Palestinian 'catastrophe' - Haaretz

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Hadash MK speaks at memorial for Palestinian 'catastrophe'

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) participated Tuesday in a ceremony marking the "Nakba", along with left-wing Israeli Arab and Jewish activists in the abandoned village of Mishkeh, near Tira.

The term "Nakba" refers to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, during which about 700,000 Palestinians fled from villages and cities in the area, which eventually became the State of Israel. They were never allowed to return, and their land was seized by the government and given to Jewish immigrants.

"The time has come for the state to recognize the Palestinian peoples' tragedy," Khenin said at the ceremony. "The time has come to heal the wounds that the state itself inflicted upon its citizens- the national Arab minority. True freedom of a people cannot be built upon the destruction of another people."

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Khenin also said that the founding of a Palestinian state and a solution to the refugee problem are of "Israeli national interest and also of interest to the rest of the nations in the region."

The main procession of the Arab public in Israel, marking the "Nakba," is taking place all Tuesday afternoon near the abandoned village June, near Megiddo. Thousands are expected to take part in the march.

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1.	Why doesn`t he join Bishara? Millions of Germans fled E.Europe	15:29	\|	Absolute Sweden	24/04/07

2.	Absolute Sweden	17:05	\|	leon	24/04/07

3.	Right of Return	18:02	\|	Gary	24/04/07

4.	Hadash MK speaks at memorial for Palestinian `catastrophe`	18:04	\|	Erich	24/04/07

5.	#4	18:42	\|	Michael	24/04/07

6.	he`s right. true pal freedom not built upon jewish destruction de	18:58	\|	ralph	24/04/07

7.	erich formerly of haifa	18:58	\|	larry from maine	24/04/07

8.	this is why israeliarabs not integrating into israeli society and	18:59	\|	ralph	24/04/07

9.	True freedom	19:10	\|	Leonidas	24/04/07

10.	THE ARTICLE omits to mention that the Paletinians	19:10	\|	sara	24/04/07

11.	#1 Absolute Sweden	19:16	\|	democrat	24/04/07

12.	What a sad event,indeed ! Israel has no reason to feel proud and	19:18	\|	lakshmi	24/04/07

13.	# 3 Gary of London	19:29	\|	Lynn	24/04/07

14.	THEY LEFT ON THEIR OWN ACCORD	19:57	\|	PERITO	24/04/07

15.	#11 DEMOCRAT?	19:57	\|	Stevo	24/04/07

16.	Baloney from "democrat" .Try to preach your theses in Rwanda	20:19	\|	Absolute Sweden	24/04/07

17.	Let`s not joke with terms	20:42	\|	Jerrold Cohen	24/04/07

18.	Self-Inflicted "catastrophe"	21:09	\|	Tod Zuckerman	24/04/07

19.	Need Jew to speak at a Lebanese Celebration Day	21:11	\|	Nasty-Rat-allah	24/04/07

20.	Insane revisionism	21:14	\|	Benji	24/04/07

21.	Hadash MK	21:29	\|	Connie	24/04/07

22.	Sara #10	21:54	\|	Tuemi	24/04/07

23.	Wrong about Rwanda	21:58	\|	sfasdfsafda	24/04/07

24.	Truth or Lie	22:09	\|	Nosama	24/04/07

25.	lakshmi	23:15	\|	Xavier	24/04/07

26.	Right to return, Mr Khenin	00:02	\|	Celine	25/04/07

27.	Time TO Make a National Day of Rejoicing for Jewish Refugees	00:07	\|	Me	25/04/07

28.	Gary I see you have a magic 8 ball?	00:12	\|	Omar	25/04/07

29.	22 TUEMI, you "bought" is the key word,you "bought"	00:14	\|	sara	25/04/07

30.	History	02:18	\|	Victor	25/04/07

31.	History	02:18	\|	Victor	25/04/07

32.	17 Jerold Cohen`s suggestion is excellent !	02:35	\|	Alan	25/04/07

33.	Khenin good for you now go to Syria and tell them about Hariri	02:39	\|	Hariri is Alive	25/04/07

34.	The true catrastophes	03:02	\|	Murray of Montreal	25/04/07

35.	PALESTINIAN CATASTROPHE	04:12	\|	BILL	25/04/07

36.	The Correct day to commemorate the Arab Naqba/Catastrophy	11:08	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	25/04/07

37.	Sara # 29	15:10	\|	Tuemi	25/04/07

38.	Ari ben Yisrael #36	15:13	\|	Tuemi	25/04/07