Uprooting 
July–December 2018
 

Before, during and after Al-Nakba of 1948, the Jewish paramilitary organizations that later formed the Israeli army, uprooted 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands (symbolized in this exhibition by 750,000 icons).  These Palestinians became refugees living in camps in what remained of the Palestinian land in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the neighboring countries of Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.  They fled from the killings, intimidation, terrorism and destruction of Palestinian villages and parts of cities.  This resulted in the destruction of their communities and the Palestinian national entity.
The exhibit features a collection of portraits about Al-Nakba, including images, information, statistics, and a video about the uprooting of Palestinians.  A collection of maps are presented to show the locations to where the Palestine refugees have fled from as well as the refugee camps that resulted from Al-Nakba.  United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine records are also displayed, providing detailed information on land ownership.  The installation Frozen Steps by the Palestinian artist Ibrahim Mozzain is displayed showing the steps of Palestine refugees in 1948.
The exhibit, Uprooting, officially opened Sunday, the 8th of July 2018, in Exhibition Hall at Yasser Arafat Museum.  
Since its inauguration in November 2016, Yasser Arafat Museum has presented exhibitions that remain on display for six months.  Exhibitions to date include:
Our Homeland is Our Homeland, December, 2016; Intifada, July 2017, and Poster, January 2018.
Uprooting is the Museum’s fourth exhibition and will remain on view to public through the 15th of December 2018.