UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations on Monday to suspend Israel’s membership unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian refugees. The Jewish side accepted the U.N. partition plan and after the British mandate expired in 1948, Israel declared its independence. AdvertisementThe Nakba commemorates the estimated 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes in 1948. The Nakba commemoration comes as Israeli-Palestinian fighting has intensified and protests over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its plan to overhaul Israel’s judiciary show no sign of abating. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the first commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at the United Nations headquarters in New York on May 15, 2023.

Source: Huffington Post May 16, 2023 18:44 UTC