On May 14, 1948, almost an entire people was uprooted from their homes. As the Israelis throw the biggest party of all time to celebrate the creation of their state on historic Palestine,the Palestinians in the Diaspora, some six million of them, are still waiting to return home, with no real hope at the end of the tunnel.
Nevertheless they are as determined as ever to fight on for their right to return to their land. This right is sanctified by international law and United Nations resolutions, particularly resolution 194. This right is in fact at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict and all those who are familiar with the conflict have long realized that no settlement, at least a just and lasting one, could be achieved without securing the Palestinians’ right to return.
The year of this extraordinary anniversary could also be the year that the Middle East finally witnesses the real peace settlement and the end of 60 years of Palestinian suffering.
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