Dear Editor,
It wasn't the creation of Israel that led to the displacement of Palestinians in 1948 - it was the Palestinians’ denial of it (Palestinian dies after clash in E. Jerusalem, 5/15/11). The Palestinians rejected Israel's creation and started a war along with neighboring Arab countries meant "to drive the Jews into the sea." They lost. The Palestinians mourn this loss annually in a day they call the "Nakba" or catastrophe. Interestingly, Israel has been criticized for not honoring this day. Is Israel supposed to be supportive of the Palestinian holiday meant to mark the defeat of those that attempted to commit back-to-back Holocausts to the Jewish people? Moreover, what does this show about the Palestinians’ sincerity for a 2-state solution when they are still mourning the loss of a one-state solution - all Palestinian?
Michael Berenhaus
