12-19-2015 A small step toward recognizing the Nakba - Eitan Bronstein Aparicio

http://972mag.com/a-small-step-toward-recognizing-the-nakba/114952/

Putting up signs marking destroyed Palestinian towns and villages could bring about a more moral discourse about the Nakba and its victims.  About two weeks ago, far from the public eye, something with potentially far-reaching and serious consequences occurred in Israel: An inspector on a local planning committee recommended that a sign be placed at a site slated for development in the city of Ashkelon, mentioning the Palestinian town of Hamama that stood there until 1948...

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