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This resolution recognizes the "Nakba" (meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic), which refers to the mass displacement of Palestinian people during the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, when approximately 750,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from their homes, representing about 75% of the indigenous population in areas that became Israel. The resolution rejects attempts to deny or minimize this historical event and calls for broader understanding of its significance, including the United States' role in humanitarian relief efforts. It supports the rights of Palestinian refugees through endorsing United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and advocates for continued social service provision to Palestinian refugees via the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The resolution emphasizes that the Nakba is not just a historical event but an ongoing process of land expropriation and dispossession, highlighting the continued displacement and settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=213&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114&GA=104