On December 9, 2018, in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas was addressing the PLO Central Council when, for a moment, he let personal memory cut through the familiar myth of 1948. “Everyone began speaking on our behalf in our absence; that is why we could do nothing,” he said. “And you remember, if you remember, that in 1948, when the Nakba happened, we were not part of it. They took us out and told us: In one week, we will bring you back.” The video can a…
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