Israelis are celebrating Jerusalem Day this year on the exact same day as Nakba, the day on which Palestinians commemorate the 1948 expulsion. Tensions between the two are running high, observes Middle East expert Inge Vrancken, who is in Tel Aviv. "Many people are genuinely worried," Vrancken notes. "More and more Palestinians are being driven out of East Jerusalem at a rapid pace." Palestinians themselves speak of a new Nakba, "their Nakba."
Israelis are celebrating Jerusalem Day this year on the exact same day as Nakba, the day on which Palestinians commemorate the 1948 expulsion. Tensions between the two are running high, observes Middle East expert Inge Vrancken, who is in Tel Aviv. "Many people are genuinely worried," Vrancken notes. "More and more Palestinians are being driven out of East Jerusalem at a rapid pace." Palestinians themselves speak of a new Nakba, "their Nakba."