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United Nations denotes establishment of Israel as ‘catastrophe’
With a vote of 90 to 30 with 47 abstentions, the United Nations voted to hold a commemorative event in honor of the 75th “Nakba Day” – using the Palestinian delineation of the establishment of the State of Israel. The United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution that commemorates the “Nakba,” which means catastrophe in Arabic, referring to the modern State of Israel’s establishment in 1948. The international community has never before branded