On May 15, 1948, an estimated 700,000 Palestinians were obliged
to leave their homes and lands and hundreds of Palestinian
villages were depopulated and destroyed. The Palestinians
expelled and became refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and
other parts of the world. Regardless the different points of
view that say Palestinian refugees have the right to return to
their homes or lands; or compensate them and allow them to live
in West Bank or Gaza. Arabs say it is "Nakba Day" while Israelis
celebrate it as the "Day of Independence" .. Most Israelis say
"It is our promised land where God let us establish our state"
while minority of Israelis recognize the suffering and injustice
that the other side's people have experienced during 1948 til
today. The Nakba should become important for all persons of good
will, as an occasion for displays of solidarity .. Certainly the
Nakba is a time of remembrance for the historic tragedy of
expulsion, but it is equally a time of reflection on what might
be done to stop the