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Why do Palestinians refer to the events of 1948 as the Nakba?

It was the first time they had voted in an election.
It marked the formation of the Palestinian Authority.
It led to the displacement of many Palestinians.
It celebrated peace and the equal sharing of land.

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"It led to the displacement of many Palestinians."

"Nakba" means "catastrophe" in Arabic and refers to the 1948 war and the creation of the state of Israel, during which around 700,000 Palestinian Arabs were expelled or fled, hundreds of villages were depopulated or destroyed, and many became refugees.