"Thursday marks the annual day of remembrance for the Nakba, a period that began in 1948 with the mass expulsion of Palestinians and the creation of the state of Israel. Since then, Palestinians have endured decades of displacement and ethnic cleansing. But the US government does not recognise the Nakba, which translates to the catastrophe in Arabic, even as it continues to assert gargantuan influence over the region and maintains ironclad support for the Israeli government."
"Under the second administration of President Donald Trump, the US has taken a further active role in Palestinian affairs, establishing the controversial Board of Peace to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, even as it continues to take a permissive approach towards Israel's genocide. When faced with the question of whether the US can responsibly address Palestinian issues without acknowledging the Nakba, Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Quincy Institute, believes the answer is simple: No."
"If you only acknowledge the humanity and suffering of one side, that forces you also to ignore historical realities that are still with us today. Elgindy said political amnesia has long defined the US government's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict. For decades, the US has supported Israel with billions in foreign assistance and military aid, despite the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and a system of segregation that rights groups say constitutes apartheid."
"Since October 7, 2023, Israel's genocidal war in Gaza has killed at least 75,000 Palestinians. Elgindy told Al Jazeera t"
The Nakba began in 1948 with the mass expulsion of Palestinians and the creation of the state of Israel. Palestinians have faced decades of displacement and ethnic cleansing, while the US government does not recognize the Nakba. The US maintains strong influence in the region and provides ironclad support for Israel. Under Donald Trump’s second administration, the US established a controversial Board of Peace to oversee reconstruction of Gaza while taking a permissive approach toward Israel’s genocide. Experts argue that US political amnesia prevents responsible policy because acknowledging only one side’s humanity and suffering requires ignoring historical realities. The US has supported Israel with billions in foreign assistance and military aid despite occupation and segregation described by rights groups as apartheid. Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza has killed at least 75,000 Palestinians.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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