,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,ms4   
,tlaib 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,lee (           
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,simon1   
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 ,watson     
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mrs4         
,ramirez1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ongo+ ,nakba 
& ,pale/9ian refugees' rights4  ,:]eas  
,may #ae1 #bjbe1 is ! #gg? commemoration
 ( ! ,pale/9ian ,nakba1 mean+ cata/rophe
 9 ,engli%1 a t]m :i* ref]s to ,israel's
 uproot+1 dispossession1 & exile ( !    
,pale/9ian p f _! homel&2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly        
recomm5d$ on ,novemb] #bi1 #aidg1 to    
p>tition ,pale/9e into two ,/ates aga9/ 
! wi%es ( ,pale/9e's majority indig5\s  
inhabitants2 ,:]eas1 almo/ imm$iately   
foll[+ ! passage ( ! ,unit$ ,nations    
p>tition plan1 ,zioni/ militias began a 
delib]ate & sy/ematic ef=t to expel     

,pale/9ians f _! l&s1 a campaign :i*    
includ$ massacres & o!r atrocities aga9/
 civilian populations2 ,:]eas1 be=e !   
,/ate ( ,israel decl>$ its indep5d5ce on
 ,may #ad1 #aidh1 betwe5 #bej1jjj to    
#cjj1jjj ,pale/9ian refugees _h already 
be5 =cibly expell$ or fl$ f _! homes1   
(t5 foll[+ attacks by ,zioni/ militias  
on major ,pale/9ian cities & villages2  
,:]eas1 by ! "t ( ! sign+ ( armi/ice    
agreem5ts betwe5 ,israel & neighbor+    
,arab c\ntries 9 #aidi1 ! new ,/ate (   
,israel _h e/abli%$ control ov] #gh     
p]c5t ( ,pale/9e &1 9 ! process1 conqu]$
 an additional #bc p]c5t ( ,pale/9e     
beyond ^? areas allocat$ to ! ,jewi%    
,/ate "u ! p>tition plan2 ,:]eas1 by !  
"t ( ! #aidi armi/ice1 ,zioni/ militias 
& ! new ,israeli army _h expell$ at lea/
 #gej1jjj ,pale/9ians1 r\ghly #ge p]c5t 
( ! entire indig5\s ,pale/9ian          
population1 f _! homes 9 areas t became 
! ,/ate ( ,israel1 becom+ refugees liv+ 
9 exile2 ,:]eas1 by #aidi1 ,israel _h   
depopulat$ m ?an #djj ,pale/9ian        

villages & cities1 (t5 demoli%+ all     
homes & o!r /ructures & plant+ =e/s ov] 
!m2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates knew ( !     
scale & magnitude ( ! ,pale/9ian refugee
 crisis z x unfold$1 z is docum5t$ 9 an 
,octob] #aidh telegram to ! ,presid5t & 
,secret>y ( ,/ate f ! ,embassy ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to ,israel1 w>n+ t ! ,arab
 ,refugee trag$y is rapidly rea*+       
cata/rophic proportions & %\ld be treat$
 z a disa/]2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates vot$
 9 favor ( ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al       
,assembly ,resolution #aid on ,decemb]  
#aa1 #aidh1 :i* /ates t ,pale/9ian      
refugees wi%+ to return to _! homes &   
live at peace ) _! neighbors %\ld be    
p]mitt$ to d s at ! e>lie/ practicable  
date1 & t comp5sation %\ld be paid = !  
prop]ty ( ^? *oos+ n to return & = loss 
( or damage to prop]ty :i*1 "u pr9ciples
 ( int]national law or 9 equity1 %\ld be
 made good by ! gov]nm5ts or au?orities 
responsible2 ,:]eas ,pale/9ian refugees'
 "r ( return is n only /ipulat$ 9 a     
,g5]al ,assembly resolution1 b is also  

an*or$ 9 int]national law & 9 ,article  
#ac ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human  
,rights1 :i* /ates3 ,ev]yone has ! "r to
 leave any c\ntry1 includ+ 8 own1 & to  
return to 8 c\ntry2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] 
#h1 #aidi1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al     
,assembly adopt$ ,resolution #cjb       
e/abli%+ ! ,unit$ ,nations ,relief &    
,works ,ag5cy = ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 !  
,ne> ,ea/1 :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates has      
f9ancially support$ on an almo/ cont9u\s
 basis s9ce its e/abli%m5t2 ,:]eas1 ( ! 
m ?an #g1jjj1jjj ,pale/9ian refugees1 ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,relief & ,works ,ag5cy 
= ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/      
provides mu*-ne$$ social s]vices to     
#e1ijj1jjj ,pale/9e refugees today2     
,:]eas int]national law also recognizes 
t desc5dants ( refugees reta9 _! rights 
z refugees1 & t accord+ to ! ,unit$     
,nations1 ,pale/9e refugees are n di/9ct
 f o!r protract$ refugee situations su* 
z ^? f ,afghani/an or ,somalia1 :]e !re 
are multiple g5]ations ( refugees1      
consid]$ by ,,unhcr z refugees &        

support$ z su*4 ,protract$ refugee      
situations are ! result ( ! failure to  
f9d political solutions to _! und]ly+   
political crises42 ,:]eas ! ,nakba ref]s
 n only to a hi/orical ev5t b to an     
ongo+ process ( ,israel's expropriation 
( ,pale/9ian l& & its dispossession ( ! 
,pale/9ian p t cont9ues to ?is day1     
includ+ ! sy/ematic de/ruction (        
,pale/9ian homes1 ! con/ruction &       
expansion ( illegal settlem5ts1 & !     
conf9em5t ( ,pale/9ians to ev]-%r9k+    
areas ( l&2 ,:]eas ! ap>!id ,gov]nm5t ( 
,israel is committ+ a g5ocide aga9/ !   
,pale/9ian p :i*1 z ( ,april #i1 #bjbe1 
has-- 7#a7 kill$ at lea/ #ej1haj p1     
includ+ m ?an #ae1fjj *ildr51 ) ov]     
#ad1jjj m /ill miss+ & presum$ dead "u !
 rubble2  7#b7 w\nd$ m ?an #aae1fhh2    
7#c7 displac$ ov] #a1ijj1jjj2 &  7#d7   
eng9e]$ a /ate ( fam9e across ,gaza2    
,:]eas ! e/abli%m5t & expansion (       
hundr$s ( illegal settlem5ts & outpo/s 9
 ! occupi$ ,pale/9ian ,we/ ,bank 9 :i*  
approximately #gcg1jjj ,israelis reside 

z ( #bjbc is ano!r =m ( e?nic clean+ us$
 to p]petuate ! ,nakba2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,/ates is complicit 9 ,israel's ongo+   
,nakba aga9/ ! ,pale/9ian p by provid+  
,israel ) weapons & diplomatic support  
ev5 z its lead]s op5ly ann\nce & c>ry   
out plans to e?nically cleanse &        
depopulate ,pale/9ian communities today2
 & ,:]eas a j & la/+ resolution requires
 respect = & ! implem5tation ( ,pale/9e 
refugee rights z en%r9$ 9 ,unit$        
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly ,resolution   
#aid & ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human 
,rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t x is !   
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7#a7      
commemorate ! ,nakba ?r\gh (ficial      
recognition & remembrance2  7#b7 d5\nce 
! ongo+ ,nakba ( ! ,pale/9ian p2  7#c7  
reject ef=ts to enli/1 engage1 or       
o!rwise associate ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t ) d5ial ( ! ,nakba2  7#d7     
enc\rage education & public und]/&+ ( ! 
facts ( ! ,nakba1 includ+ ! ,unit$      
,/ates role 9 ! humanit>ian relief ef=t1

 & ! relevance ( ! ,nakba to mod]n-day  
refugee crises2  7#e7 support ! resum$  
provision ( social s]vices to ,pale/9ian
 refugees ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,nations       
,relief & ,works ,ag5cy = ,pale/9e      
,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/2  7#f7 support !
 implem5tation ( ,pale/9ian refugees'   
rights z en%r9$ 9 ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al
 ,assembly ,resolution #aid & !         
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights2 
7#g7 recognize t ,pale/9ians are a      
unique p :o are e bit z human z ev]yone 
else2  7#h7 reject bigot$ ef=ts to "q1  
dismiss1 or o!rwise d5y ! exi/5ce (     
,pale/9ians & _! humanity2 &  7#i7      
ensure ! ,unit$ ,/ates ends its         
complicity 9 ,israel's ongo+ ,nakba     
aga9/ ! ,pale/9ian p by-- 7,a7 prohibit+
 ,unit$ ,/ates weapons f be+ us$ to     
de/roy ,pale/9ian homes & =cibly remove 
,pale/9ians f _! l&2 &  7,b7 end+ ,unit$
 ,/ates diplomatic support = su*        
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