Palestinian villages lost in 1948 war - 13 May 08

  • 12 years ago
Al Jazeera's correspondent, David Chater, takes an indepth look at the formation of Israel and the ensuing Palestinian catastrophe, or the Nakba, from the eyes of a West Bank village of Beit Tul.
Sixty years of war, division and unresolved conflict preclude Israel's 60th anniversary since it had declared independence in 1948, but their creation as a state is scarred by the deadly battle for control of land.

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