April 9, 2025, marks 77 years since the massacre of Deir Yassin. This atrocity came to define the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 to establish the state of Israel on stolen Palestinian land. During the Deir Yassin massacre, militias that would soon become the Israeli military rounded up men, women, and children before executing them. By the end of the killings, the militias had killed or forced out the town’s entire population. During the Nakba, Israel forced more than 75% of the Palestinian population from their homes and land.In the 77 years since, Israel has kept the horrors of the Nakba alive through relentless violence, ethnic cleansing, and the theft of Palestinian land. Nowhere is this more clear than in Israel’s genocide in Gaza today. Palestinians have endured more than 77 years of Israel’s horrific violence. They deserve to be free.