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2008 marks the 60th anniversary of Al Nakba (the catastrophe), as Palestinians refer to the period when Israel was created and Palestine disappeared from the map. To commemorate Al Nakba, the Institute for Palestine Studies has compiled articles from past issues of its flagship Journal of Palestine Studies (see left), and pulled out the carefully constructed maps and chronologies of events from its best-selling books Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians 1876-1948 and All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948 (left and below).

For the early anti-nuclear activists accustomed to plugging away in small groups around the country, it was a watershed: arriving at Westminster's Central Hall 50 years ago this weekend they found 5,000 people pouring into the building amid an electric atmosphere. There to witness the launch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, they spilled into several overflow rooms, forcing speakers Bertrand Russell, AJP Taylor, JB Priestley and Michael Foot, in an era long before video link-ups, to tour the separate halls addressing them.

Guardian 16th Feb 2008

Well I reckon Moses nicked his Ten Commandments but hey! What does that matter?

Arabic Media Internet Network, I haven't checked it out completely I just hit on it with Gaza! Apocalpsye Now! article, quality bit of writing!

C Bollyn is an investigative journalist & from this article would seem pretty thorough. This is a fascinating read concerning Israeli involvement of 9-11 & covers the attack on the USS Liberty (with pics) in some detail.