Sheila Baker

The Deir Yassin massacre was one of over 24 massacres perpetrated by Israeli forces during the Nakba. #Nakba70pic.twitter.com/UdZT3XS3gD

These massacres spread intense fear among Palestinians, forcing them to leave their homes. They were never allowed back.pic.twitter.com/symNvZ43qK

Today, the survivors of Israeli massacres and their descendants remain in refugee camps and in countries around the world, demanding their right to return to the lands they came from.pic.twitter.com/kXJBB9mqyG

Human Rights Watch (@HRW) accuses Israel of attempting to shut down criticism after its local director Omar Shakir was ordered to leave the country http://bit.ly/2rySRud pic.twitter.com/KTdKNGGvTE

The Palestinian Bedouin village of Abu Nuwar, just outside of Jerusalem, struggles to remain in the face of demolition threats from Israel. "We build, or we don't build, either way, they take our money and our dreams." http://bit.ly/2IrnNXR pic.twitter.com/98OrsrKoJ9

"Khwana, her husband, and eldest daughter were expelled by the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank from Palestine in the early 1970s, for not carrying Palestinian ID cards." Check out Ghassan Hussein's #MyNakbaStory and share yours with us: http://bit.ly/2IyFsgA pic.twitter.com/gv2w9amu6C

“Palestinians have not forgotten, they have not gone away, and the memory of Palestine and its dismemberment has not been effaced.” http://bit.ly/2jKS3Pv pic.twitter.com/QlFysAJJrv

1. There are over 7 million Palestinian refugees around the world. Israel bars them from their right to return to their homeland.pic.twitter.com/Sk2iWtX09I

2. More than 5 million Palestinians and their descendants are refugees as a result of the 1947-1949 Nakba. 130,000 Palestinians and their descendants were internally displaced after the 1967 war. 250,000 became refugees after the '67 war.pic.twitter.com/osr0K2gEuA

3. Palestinian refugees live all over the world. The majority live in the Middle East in countries like Jordan and Lebanon. Others live in a wide range of countries, from the U.S. to Chile to Germany. #Nakba70pic.twitter.com/eJlZTRVb5l

4. The Palestinian refugee crisis’ large-scale and uniqueness at the time lead to the creation of UNRWA, the UN agency that delivers aid to refugees.pic.twitter.com/sWLgjBSOAe

5. Today, Palestinian refugees are under attack. Israel continues to bar their return. And the Trump administration is cutting funding to UNRWA, endangering Palestinian refugees’ right to education and healthcare.pic.twitter.com/ckLAYULZXX

On April 9, 1948, Zionist militias invaded the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, executed over 100 men, women and children, and then burned their dead bodies.pic.twitter.com/7aIGjOXLvz

Interactive graphic: Almost a century later, the Nakba still impacts hundreds of thousands of Palestinians around the world. http://bit.ly/2wvO16L pic.twitter.com/gRxE3OrYJm

70 years of Nakba #فلسطيني_يعني #Palestinian_Ya3ni https://www.facebook.com/events/201613840447830/ …pic.twitter.com/1htY4UDQpq

Personal stories of everyday violence under Israeli occupation of Palestine - "They constantly raid our village and tear gas us indiscriminately. They do not even spare our children at play." http://bit.ly/2KRliMY pic.twitter.com/cgIyJXCNHw

“Israel is not defending itself from a supposed BDS threat, but making it as difficult as possible for experts to conduct research into Israel’s systematic violations of Palestinian rights.” http://bit.ly/2IuV44A pic.twitter.com/QZs3xuh2hC

Interactive graphic: Almost a century later, the Nakba still impacts hundreds of thousands of Palestinians around the world. http://bit.ly/2wvO16L pic.twitter.com/kRkD69nCIx

Ending seventy years of exile for Palestinian refugees http://bit.ly/2IrU8Of pic.twitter.com/fHxHXcxlgA