Pro-Palestinian ideology gained momentum after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, an event known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or "catastrophe." During this period, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes, and many became refugees in neighboring Arab countries. The Pro-Palestinian movement, both within the Arab world and internationally, began to coalesce around the demand for the right of return for Palestinian refugees, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and opposition to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Pro-Palestinian ideology gained momentum after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, an event known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or "catastrophe." During this period, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes, and many became refugees in neighboring Arab countries. The Pro-Palestinian movement, both within the Arab world and internationally, began to coalesce around the demand for the right of return for Palestinian refugees, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and opposition to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.