UN commemorates the 1948 Palestinian Exodus

The Nakba commemoration comes on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, marking the displacement of Palestinian Arabs from what is now Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headlined the event, which was condemned by Israel and the US. In 1947, the UN General Assembly voted to partition the British-held Palestine Mandate into two ethno-religious states, but the Arabs rejected it. The US has voted against the commemoration and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy blocked the attempt by Representative Rashida Tlaib to mark the Nakba at the US Capitol.