05/07/2026
Vigil to mark 78th anniversary of Palestinian Nakba
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The 78th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba — “Catastrophe” — will be observed with a candlelight vigil on May 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Thunderbird Memorial Square in Abbotsford. The family-friendly event is sponsored by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights Fraser Valley (SPHR-FV). Tea lights will be provided.
“In May 1948, the new state of Israel was ethnically cleansing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians,” one of the event organizers explained. “In a few short months, over 750,000 people lost everything, and a vibrant society that had existed for centuries was destroyed. Despite repeated UN resolutions, Israel refused to allow the refugees to return. This is the Palestinian ‘Nakba,” or catastrophe.”
“The continuing Israeli onslaught in Gaza demonstrates that the Nakba has never ended. Now more than ever, the Palestinians need our support. The vigil is an opportunity for people of conscience to commemorate the untold loss and suffering that Palestinians have experienced, demand an end to the oppression that they endure today, and call for our government to support human rights and international law.”
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