The Palestinian Struggle Persists

Yesterday marked the 64th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba of May 1948, when Israel was established and Palestinians experienced the combination of exile and occupation that still defines them today. The day was marked as usual by a variety of events around the world, from symbolic demonstrations by Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to protests at Israeli embassies around the world. Such actions do not change the balance of power on the ground. But they do reflect the persistent will of Palestinians everywhere to continue doing the two things that have characterized them individually and collectively since 1948: to affirm their identity and rights as Palestinians, and to keep searching for means to recover their rights and resolve the conflict with Zionism and Israel in a peaceful manner that is anchored in international law and legitimacy.