Today, November 29, marks 75 years since the United Nations passed Resolution 181, calling for a partition of the land of Palestine between a Palestinian state and a Jewish state. Israel emerged out of the Partition Plan as a viable and cohesive state, at the direct expense of rights of the indigenous Palestinian nation. Since 1977, the UN General Assembly has commemorated this day as the ‘International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,’ which serves as an annual reminder to the international community of the continued denial of Palestinians’ inalienable rights to self-determination, sovereignty, and return.
To commemorate this day, and building on our annual conference ’75 Years of Partition, Ethnic Cleansing, and Dispossession,’ we ask you to join us for a Virtual Symposium on ‘International Protection for the Palestinian People’ on December 9 at 1:00 PM ET. The event will feature Francesca P. Albanese, who is UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Since 1967, and Elizabeth G Ferris, who is the Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University.
