Palestine: Remembering 1948 and looking to the future

Twenty-six-year-old Jamila Merhi was forced from her family’s home in Akbara village near Safad, Palestine in 1948. Now, 86, she lives in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon and still holds onto a copy of her family’s deed for their land in Palestine. (Matthew Cassel) This month Israel marks the 60th anniversary of its … Continue reading Palestine: Remembering 1948 and looking to the future