2,000 episodes
Witness History BBC Podcasts
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- History
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4.5 • 856 Ratings
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History as told by the people who were there.
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The ‘Catastrophe’ for Palestinians
In 1948, tens of thousands of Palestinians left their homes in the Middle East, never to return.
The period after World War Two in the region was tense, at times violent and politically complex.
For Israeli Jews it was finally a chance to build their own nation after the genocide of the Holocaust. But for Arab Palestinian Muslims and Christians it was a time of loss.
Some sold their land, some were evicted - many felt intimidated by the violence and changing demographics.
Rebecca Kesby speaks to Hasan Hammami who was 15-years-old when his family felt ‘pushed out’ of Palestine.
(Photo: Palestinians leaving their homes in 1948. Credit: Getty Images)
Customer Reviews
Interesting historical shorts
I like interesting, true accounts of history and science. These are great to listen to when you’re busy doing physical chores and want something to occupy your mind. They’re not so long that you get disinterested. Just enough info that you get the gist of what happened…your not going to remember all the details anyway. These are just enough.
Great approach to history
This is an outstanding series, using eyewitnesses to historical events to tell the story. This gives an immediacy to the stories and makes for compelling history. Sometimes the eyewitnesses are famous figures, but as often as not they are simply ordinary folk swept up in the history that is part of all of us. Kudos to the BBC for yet another original contribution.
Great Podcast
It is always fun to hear about history from those whom have experienced the event. Very professional and organized podcast.