It is the anniversary - according to the Gregorian calendar - of the declaration of the State of Israel, and of the declaration of war against the nascent Jewish state by five Arab states. Israel today uses the date according to the Jewish calendar (5 Iyar, 5708), and so celebrated its independence two and half weeks ago this year.
But the Arabs use the Gregorian calendar. I don't know why they don't use the Islamic calendar.
"Nakba" is Arabic for "disaster". The Arabs look at the founding of the State of Israel a "disaster", and several here in Israel want to "commemorate" the day as "Nakba Day". (maybe it has something to do with the fact that five Arab armies couldn't whip the Jews).
Anyway, I agree.
I wish all of my Ishamaelite cousins a very Happy Nakba Day, and ....
Many more Nakbas to come !!
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