Zochrot
Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2023

Ben Tzvi 2
Tel Aviv - Jaffa 6818164,

Website: http://www.zochrot.org

Purpose: Zochrot ["Remembering"] is a group of Israeli citizens working to raise awareness of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948.
The Zionist collective memory exists in both our cultural and physical landscape, yet the heavy price paid by the Palestinians -- in lives, in the destruction of hundreds of villages, and in the continuing plight of the Palestinian refugees -- receives little public recognition.
Zochrot works to make the history of the Nakba accessible to the Israeli public so as to engage Jews and Palestinians in an open recounting of our painful common history. We hope that by bringing the Nakba into Hebrew, the language spoken by the Jewish majority in Israel, we can make a qualitative change in the political discourse of this region. Acknowledging the past is the first step in taking responsibility for its consequences. This must include equal rights for all the peoples of this land, including the right of Palestinians to return to their homes.

Geographic Scope: International

Structure: Non-Profit
We welcome media calls. See our media profile in Sources.

Subject Headings:

Experts on similar topics in the Sources Directory:





Support Connexions and help save the world