The Nakba Day, or: What is the real disaster?

On May 15, Palestinians and their supporters around the world commemorate the "Nakba" ("catastrophe" or "disaster" in Arabic) in memory of the day they rejected the UN Resolution to form a Jewish state and a Palestinian state between the Jordan river and the sea. The Palestinians, along with 7 Muslim/Arabic countries decided, instead, to attack the new state of Israel, were defeated - and Israel gained lands it couldn't hope to have.

63 years later the Palestinians insist on reminding the world that it was not the "occupation" that started any war - it was the inability of the Arabic countries to accept the idea of a Jewish state in the Middle East. 63 years later the Palestinians insist to remind us that not only they were cruel and possesive - they were also a failure - and as long as they insist on "commemorating failure" - they will remain a failure.

For the best interest of the world, and the Palestinians themselves, it's time for the world to remember: when you attack someone and find yourself defeated, that is not a "Nakba", a "disaster" or "catastrophe"; it is a failure, nothing to be proud of, and it is a lesson for you to learn.

Obviously, failing to learn - is just another type of failure... and that is the real disaster.