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Emma Bowman

The U.N. is marking the 75th anniversary of Palestinians' displacement

Palestinians participate in rally marking last year's anniversary of what the Palestinians call the "Nakba," or "catastrophe" referring to their uprooting in the war over Israel's 1948 creation, in front of the UNESCO offices in Gaza City. (Adel Hana/AP)

For the first time in history, the United Nations is officially commemorating the Nakba, the annual Palestinian commemoration of their mass displacement during the establishment of Israeli.

The international body is marking the 75th anniversary of the displacement on Monday to "serve as a reminder of the historic injustice suffered by the Palestinian people" and to spotlight the ongoing refugee crisis, organizers said.

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