1948

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As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict enters its darkest chapter in
decades, both sides are evoking the same foundational moment in
their past: the events of 1948.

David K. Shipler, a former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New
York Times and the author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about
the conflict, discusses the meaning and reality of what happened
that year.

Guest: David K. Shipler, author of “Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits
in a Promised Land.”

Background reading:

Recent violence in an Israeli town carries bitter echoes of
the past for Palestinians.

From the archive: Israel declares independence on May 14,
1948.

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