Palestinians mark 60 years since their “Nakba” - swissinfo

May 14th, 2008 | by peterschibli | | Post to NewsCloud »

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As Israelis celebrate 60 years since their country’s founding on Wednesday, streets and buildings are festooned with blue and white flags with the Star of David. For their Palestinian neighbours it is a time of very different memories. swissinfo spoke to a young Palestinian woman in Jerusalem about her family life, hopes and fears 60 years on from what they call Al Nakba or "the catastrophe".

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