AMMAN — Sunday, May 15, marked the 74th anniversary of the
Nakba, also known as “the catastrophe”, which resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes by Zionist terror groups in 1948.
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According to the
Palestinian Information Center, during the Nakba, Zionist gangs took control of
774
Palestinian villages and cities, while destroying 531 completely, thus
obliterating native cultural and
historical landmarks.
Palestinians, all
over the world, have been marking the Nakba anniversary annually since then and
remind the world of their ordeal and just cause. Millions of Palestinians,
whose ancestors were forcibly displaced, still demand the right of return.
Pundits who spoke
to
Jordan News believe that Israel, which was created on the ruins of
Palestinian towns and villages, is actually getting weaker, especially with the
presence of a new generation of Palestinians who have shown the world that they
have not forgotten the plight of their fathers and grandfathers and especially
those who live under Israeli occupation
They indicated
that this year’s events are different following the recent murder of
Palestinian journalist
Shireen Abu Akleh, who was an important part of the
process of conveying the truth about the occupation to the whole world.
Former foreign
minister and the first Jordanian ambassador to Israel Marwan Muasher told
Jordan
News that “today, it has become clear that the two-state solution that
Israel rejects is no longer possible.”
the new generation of Palestinians with their insistence on a solution that guarantees equal political rights, is a proof of the failure of the Israeli project
“The Palestinians held out heroically,
especially that their number, when Israel was first established, did not exceed
160,000 people, but today it has increased to 1.7 million Palestinians living
inside Israel itself,” he said.
He stressed that
those
Palestinians especially constitute an effective opposition to the Zionist
project, “which wants to turn Israel into a purely Jewish state.”
Muasher added
that “the new generation of Palestinians with their insistence on a solution
that guarantees equal political rights, is a proof of the failure of the
Israeli project after more than 70 years.”
He added that
“the martyrdom of Abu Akleh unites all Palestinian components, in addition to
that, it exposes Israeli practices.”
“Not only did
they kill Abu Akleh, but they also attacked her coffin in a scene the world
will never forget. Israel today wants to silence the Palestinian voice, but it
has failed completely and lost the media battle of which Abu Akleh was an
important part,” Muasher concluded.
Political analyst
Labeeb Qamhawi told
Jordan News that “despite the collapse of the Arab
position towards Israel and the exodus towards normalization, there is vitality
in the Palestinian people who are still steadfast in the face of the cruelty of
Israeli occupation.”
He stressed the
importance “of the concept of individual struggle, which has become dominant
among the new generation of Palestinians”
He indicated that
“the assassination of Abu Akleh confirms the importance of the daily struggle
that the Palestinian people have embraced, especially now that the occupation
has lost its senses in the hope that the Palestinian people will be silenced.”
Political expert
Hassan Al Momani told
Jordan News that “it is necessary to understand
the unique nature of the Palestinian issue and put it into its historical
context. We are talking about an issue that has lasted for nearly a century and
remains central.”
“In my opinion,
the issue has always suffered from international polarization, world conflicts
and the
Palestinian cause, by its nature, has suffered from double standards
too,” Momani added.
“In the short and medium
terms, I do not think that there will be a peaceful breakthrough and therefore
an opportunity to end this historical conflict,” he added. “The issue will
continue in the context of the so-called conflict management, and Israel
believes that the world today is different and that there are other priorities,
especially that there is a deep and terrible imbalance in positions on the
Palestinian issue,” pointing to double standards when it comes to making
Israeli accountable.
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