Palestine 101 / Module 4
Al Nakba
The Nakba is taught through the forces that made Palestinian dispossession possible. The lesson centers Zionism, British imperial power, and the fact that Palestinians were excluded from decisions about their own land.
Learning objectives
- Explain the Nakba through the relationship between Zionist settlement and British imperial rule.
- Recognize Palestinian absence from the decisions that reshaped their land and lives.
Transcript excerpt
Excerpt from the lesson transcript
Zionism in essence is a political nationalist and settler colonial project that had religious implications. Its goal was to create a European, ethno-Jewish state and Palestine was chosen as the place to build it. Here is the problem, nobody asked the Palestinians. The British imperialists were responsible for colonizing a great part of the world.
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