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Nakba 78: Exposing the 'invincibility' of the 'Zionist State'
Marion Kawas
April 30, 2026
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Decades of dispossession have not broken Palestinian resolve, but deepened
a struggle that continues across Gaza, al-Quds, and the diaspora.

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   Nakba 78: A people still standing, still demanding return, dignity, and
   justice (Illustrated by Batoul Chamas; Al Mayadeen English)

As we approach Nakba 78, the Palestinian nation and people stand before you
undefeated, unbowed, and with a new generation ready to demand their
birthright. Yes, the price they have paid has been high, but it has also
fully exposed the lie of Zionist and US invincibility. From Gaza to
al-Quds, to diaspora communities all over the globe, Palestinians are proud
of their Resistance and existence. And so they should be.

They have gone through hell the last 78 years (particularly during the
original Nakba and the last 30 months), but despite all predictions and
attempts at eradication, they cling to their dignity and principles. They
have been betrayed by so many - from the reactionary Arab regimes to some
of their own leaders to Western governments. But it has not stopped them
from demanding what is rightfully theirs.

My father and mother-in-law were both typical of the generation that was
catapulted into a reality of violent dispossession and occupation that
changed their lives forever. Living and working in Yafa in 1948 (allegedly
under “British Mandate” protection), they were forced to flee for their
lives when the Zionist militias attacked. My mother-in-law was pregnant and
only remembers the bullets that were whizzing over their heads.

For Palestinians, October 7, 2023, marks what may be regarded as this
century’s equivalent of the Battle of Karameh (Battle of Dignity); both
challenged the fallacy of Israeli “invincibility”. Karameh (Jordan) was a
pivotal battle in March 1968 after the demoralizing 1967 war. It was the
first major Israeli aggression following that war, and the Israeli military
was out to destroy the growing Palestinian Fedayeen units. Zionist
aggressors counted on their air superiority, clearly a time-honoured
tactic, and although they demolished much of the town, they suffered
unexpected heavy losses in the process and withdrew
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after one day without achieving their goals. The news of Karameh spread
quickly, and the image of lightly armed Fedayeen standing and fighting
instead of retreating inspired Palestinians and Arabs across the region.

Fast forward to the Hamas Resistance in Gaza the last two years, the images
of Sinwar throwing his stick at the enemy drone, of fighters in sandals
taking on the technologically advanced Israeli army, and you can grasp the
comparison.

And don’t pretend to be surprised that Palestinians are not keen on
renewing any kind of “reconciliation” efforts, despite what the Palestinian
Authority might claim. After more than a quarter of a century of the failed
Oslo Accords and the constant violations of agreed-upon ceasefires in Gaza
and elsewhere over the last year, co-existence with the Zionist genociders
is not (and cannot be) an option.

As the late Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish wrote back in
September 1988 in “*Those Who Pass Between Fleeting Words”:*

“We have the past here
We have the first cry of life
We have the present, the present and the future
We have this world here, and the hereafter
So leave our country
Our land, our sea
Our wheat, our salt, our wounds
>From Everything, and leave”

We should study the lessons learnt over the past few years to guide us
through the new realities of the declining US-Israeli hegemony in West
Asia. The prophecy of the late Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been proven
correct: "Israel" is indeed “frailer than a spider’s web."

Here in the imperial core, our job is to help the support movement
understand that Palestinians are not just a charity case, that we defend
the armed resistance, and that the cause of Palestine is not something that
can be championed and then discarded based on crass opportunism. How many
times have we seen a celebrity or allegedly progressive politician claim to
advocate for Palestinians only to later throw them under the bus when
politically convenient?

The hypocrisy and double standards regarding Palestinian (and all)
Resistance to the US-Israeli dreams of regional dominance are deeply
embedded in Western narratives. We are tired of documenting all the
government, media, and other institutional acts of minimizing and
downplaying Zionist brutality and war crimes. We are done with the constant
distrust and smearing of Palestinian aspirations for a life free of settler
colonial interference while celebrating Zionist false claims and
motivations.

Nakba 78 must mean a reaffirmation of Palestinian rights – the right to
their land, the right to resist, and the right to return!
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