As the state of Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinians remember the Nakbeh, or “catastrophe” – their story of dispossession, occupation, and statelessness. But, for both sides, as well as external powers, the events of 1948 and what has followed – the occupation since 1967 of the remaining lands of historic Palestine – represents a tragic failure.
当以色列国庆祝它六十岁生日的时候，巴勒斯坦人民回忆起了 Nakbeh ，即“大灾难”——关于他们被剥夺，领土被占领和没有国家的故事。但是，对双方以及外部势力来说，1948年的事件和随后发生的事情——从1967年开始对剩余历史巴勒斯坦土地的占领——代表着一个悲惨的失败。