On this day, Palestinians commemorate the Nakba – or “catastrophe” – referring to the ethnic cleansing and destruction of Palestinian society that took place during the creation of Israel, between 1947-1950. For Palestinians, the Nakba doesn’t represent one historical event, but it represents an ongoing process that they endure on a daily basis.

In 2025, 77 years after the establishment of the State of Israel, the world is watching the ongoing Nakba, which in Gaza has escalated into genocide, including the large-scale destruction of homes, schools, hospitals, universities, churches, and all infrastructure. The violence on the West Bank has also increased hugely during the last year. Although these war crimes are known and documented, the international community does not intervene and Western states keep supporting the State of Israel politically and militarily.

We are writing to express our mourning for the loss of lives and the attempted destruction of a whole society, and to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people and all those who support their struggle.

Dubrovnik, May 15, 2025 Feminist Anti-Fascist Participants in and Organizers of “The Otherwise of History” Dubrovnik, IUC, 18th Postgraduate Course, 12-16 May 2025