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An Egyptian boy at a demonstration marking the 61st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba in downtown Cairo on May 15, 2009. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images.
Response to September's Essay

September 11, 2023

How the Jewish State Became So Important to the Self-Conception of the Arabs

By Ghaith al-Omari, Jonathan Silver

Watch or read a discussion about the perennial power of the Nakba with Hussein Aboubakr and Ghaith al-Omari.

On September 28, Mosaic hosted a conversation between Aboubakr—the author of September’s feature essay on the role of the Nakba in the Arab imagination—and Ghaith al–Omari, a leading analyst of Palestinian affairs. If you want to understand how the Jewish state became so important to the self-conception of the Arabs, the recording of their conversation is a good place to start. Read or watch it below.

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Responses to September 's Essay