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Lost Cities of Palestine

Lost Cities of Palestine

Video

An extraordinary insight into Palestinian city life
before 1948 that reveals the loss of a culture and
lifestyle.



Rarely seen archival footage accompanies memories
and accounts of forgotten Palestinian cities and the
catastrophic effect the creation of Israel in 1948
had on them.



Made for Al Jazeera Arabic in 2011, "Lost cities of
Palestine" provides a rare opportunity to see
Palestine as it was in the 30s and 40s and learn
about the everyday life and culture of urban
Palestine before 1948.


Posted May 14,
2014

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