Today, Palestinian Arabs and their supporters around the world have declared a “Day of Rage.” Again. As a pretext to rally support for Palestinian Arabs, my heart sinks—not out of fear, but out of a profound sadness for the moral bankruptcy it reveals. This phrase, dripping with venom and incitement, is not a call for justice, peace, or progress. It is an orgy of anger, a glorification of destruction, and a stark reminder of timeless failure of Palestinian Arab leadership to ever build anything meaningful for their people. Instead of fostering hope, they peddle blame, perpetuate and celebrate violence, and tear down what others have painstakingly created, throughout Israel and across Western campuses and cities. 

This has left the Palestinian Arabs mired in suffering, and the world deceived, by a narrative of victimhood. This endless blaming of Israel as the singular source of all their problems is their legacy.

A “Day of Rage” is not about building schools, hospitals, or infrastructure for their own long term well being. It’s not about creating jobs, nurturing culture, volunteering, or advancing education. It’s about channeling fury—often violently—against Israel, the Jewish people, and anyone who dares to support the Jewish state’s right to exist. The organizers, whether Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, or their international gang of cheerleaders, are not rallying for Palestinian statehood or prosperity; they’re stoking hatred to distract from their own failures. This exploits genuine pain to fuel a cycle of violence, rather than offering them a path to a better future.

For decades, Palestinian Arab leadership have squandered countless opportunities to build something for their people. They........

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