Question

Q7. Consider the following statements about Nakba’ Day:

1. It is generally commemorated on 15 May for Israeli Independence Day.

2. For the Palestinians, it is an annual day of commemoration of the displacement.

Select the correct answer using the codes given:

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

Nakba’ day

It is generally commemorated on 15 May for Israeli Independence Day

For the Palestinians it is an annual day of commemoration of the displacement that preceded and followed the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

The displacement, dispossession and dispersal of the Palestinian people is known to them as an-Nakba, meaning “catastrophe” or “disaster”.