Palestinians call it Naqba
Updated on 15 May 2008
As Palestinians mark 60 years since the event they call the catastrophe the writer and historian William Dalrymple, who has written about Palestinian history, talks to More4 in Jerusalem.
Palestinians refer to the birth of the state of Israel as Naqba.
Kylie Morris asks him why the United Nations plan of 60 years ago to divide the land between Palestine and Israel failed.
Click on Watch the report above to see the interview or click on the video below to see an alternative view from Lord Greville Janner.
Kylie Morris talks to Lord Greville Janner
