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Ali Harb

Rashida Tlaib pushes for Palestinian Nakba recognition in US

Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib is one of several progressives in the US Congress who have been outspoken in their criticism of Israel [File: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters]

Washington, DC – United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution to recognise the Palestinian Nakba, the term used to describe the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians before and during the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.

The measure, put forward in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, comes amid a growing push by progressives in the US to advance Palestinian rights and restrict US aid to Israel.

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