The British Palestinian activist and head of the "Solidarity with the Palestinian People" campaign in the United Kingdom, Kamel Hawash, considered that after 7 decades of the Nakba, Israel has not succeeded in defeating the Palestinians, but rather has united them, as the recent escalation in Jerusalem, Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories has proven that "we are a people." One has the right to self-determination in our homeland. "

Hawash - who is also a professor of engineering at the University of Birmingham in an article for the British Middle East Eye website - stated that the anniversary of the catastrophe, which falls on May 15 each year, was not this year like its predecessors, as "all of historical Palestine rose up against Injustice, apartheid, settler colonialism and occupation. "

He emphasized that the Balfour Declaration, according to which Britain granted in 1917 Palestinian land that it did not control to another people without consulting its owners, was a shameful act, and despite the displacement of Palestinians and the establishment of a homeland for the Jews, the Nakba is repeated again.

What began a few weeks before the anniversary of the Nakba as an attempt by Palestinian families facing forced deportation from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, turned into a "Palestinian awakening" in all areas of historic Palestine, which reaffirmed that "we are one people."

Hideous attack

The writer believed that even those who stood behind the "Save Sheikh Jarrah" campaign aimed at mobilizing solidarity from all parts of the world to help pressure Israel and dissuade it from the evacuation plans, they did not expect that things would develop and reach what they have reached.

The decision of the Israeli authorities to launch a hideous and unjustified attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the worshipers stationed there during the month of Ramadan, in conjunction with a provocative march of thousands of Jewish extremists through the Old City, and the events that followed, constituted a "turning point" and the beginning of a new intifada throughout all of historic Palestine.

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the rest of the resistance factions in Gaza responded to this step by firing hundreds of rockets at Israel. The "Israeli barbaric" response was on time for everyone to see, as dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children, were killed.

Hawash confirms that the situation that completely changed the rules of the game this time was the wave of protests in Arab and mixed cities inside Israel.

Seeing Palestinians supporting each other all over historic Palestine caused fierce racist reactions by Jewish extremist gangs, and the "settler colonial spirit" appeared again in the cities of Haifa, Lod, Jaffa and others.

Hawash added that the settlers believe that all of historical Palestine is theirs, and they thought that through terrorism, wars and political maneuvers, they are on their way to achieving victory and expelling the Palestinians.

The balance of power

Hawash says that the reality is that half of the population of historic Palestine is Palestinian, and now they feel that they are united as one people, and they want to be liberated from the power of settler colonialism.

Although the balance of power is tilted strongly in Israel's favor, the picture is completely different when viewed in terms of demography.

On the other hand, Hawash believes that from now on, the whole world should stop "expressing its concern" about the settlements, evictions and home demolitions, and instead begin to take action and take concrete positions.

Hawash added that no state should have normal relations with a "rogue entity that considers itself above the law."

He concludes that the victims here are the Palestinian people and not the settler apartheid state that occupies them, and it is time for everyone to stand with the oppressed against the oppressors, because the persecution felt by the Palestinians is a direct result of Zionism, and the complicity of those who claim and claim that they believe in universal values ​​while they give Israel freedom Denying the same values ​​when it comes to the Palestinians.