77 Years After the Nakba: A Palestinian Woman's Story of Displacement and Hope

On May 15, 2025, the world marked 77 years since the Nakba, the catastrophic displacement of Palestinians in 1948. The National News shared a poignant interview with Badea Hanna Barhoome, who vividly recounts her family's forced exodus from Lydd to Yafa, and finally to Ramallah. "I was three years old," she recalls. "My father carried my sister, my mother carried me, and she was pregnant with my brother." Their three-day journey was marked by hardship, with the family enduring a severe lack of water. Barhoome's testimony underscores the enduring hope for return among those displaced. "Every Palestinian who was displaced in 1948 still dreams of returning to their land," she states. Her story serves as a powerful reminder of the human cost of conflict and the enduring legacy of the Nakba.