Editing Key (lock) (section)

==Palestinian symbol==
Among [[Palestinians]], the key is widely used as a symbol of commemoration of the [[Nakba]] (the [[1948 Palestine war]] in which [[Israel]] was created and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians became refugees). This usage is derived from the fact that many of the Palestinians who became refugees in 1948 had locked their homes when leaving, expecting to return soon, and took the keys with them. Such keys are preserved as family heirlooms in many Palestinian refugee families - even though the house to which the keys belong often does not exist anymore. In Palestinian posters and in signs carried in demonstrations, a key is used to denote the demand for the [[Palestinian Right of Return]].