Indians Who Oppose Colonialism Should Support the Palestinian Cause This is not a âconflictâ with two equal sides to the narrative. Itâs not a âcivil warâ or âriotsâ or âcommunal violenceâ. Itâs a fight for decolonisation. Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli air strike on a building in Gaza City, May 18, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem World2 hours ago May 15 was Nakba Day. Itâs a day commemorated every year to mark the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, a process that didnât only begin in 1948 when Jewish Zionists set up a settler colonial state called Israel. It also never ended.