
Palestinians worldwide observe 14 May 1948 as Al Nakba ,meaning disaster or catastrophe, to mark the exodus of more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs who were expelled from their homes and lands. They were forced to flee due to panic and fears caused by the by Zionist terrorists who on 9 April 1948 massacred around 250 men, women, children and the aged at Deir Yassin village in the outskirts of Jerusalem.