Speech by Phyllis Bennis delivered at the United Nations (UN) that marks the Nakba not as a past event but as a continuing process of Palestinian dispossession and suffering—drawing direct lines from the events of 1948 to Israel’s ongoing War on Gaza. The speaker argues that the US enables this through military aid, political protection, and veto power at the UN, shielding Israel from accountability for alleged genocide. The address emphasizes shifting global opinion, especially in the US, growing grassroots resistance, and calls for the international community to act against impunity and support a lasting ceasefire and justice for Palestinians. This source is valuable for context on the ongoing Nakba, US complicity in the Gaza genocide, the Palestinian right of return, international solidarity, and global opposition to Israeli impunity.
