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May 16, 2025

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Reintroduces Nakba Resolution Amid Israel's Genocide on Gaza
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On Capitol Hill, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib reintroduced a resolution
Wednesday to recognize the Palestinian Nakba - or "catastrophe" - on its
77th anniversary. The Nakba commemorates the murder, dispossession and
forced displacement of Palestinians during the formation of Israel.
Tlaib's resolution was co-sponsored by eight other congressmembers.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: "There are days that I feel so alone in this chamber
as the only Palestinian American serving in Congress. The dehumanization
and the anti-Palestinian racism here is painful, especially when my
colleagues remain silent on the starvation of children and vote to send
more bombs to the Israeli government while they commit war crimes with
impunity."



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