On Capitol Hill, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib reintroduced a resolution Wednesday to recognize the Palestinian Nakba — or “catastrophe” — on its 77th anniversary. The Nakba commemorates the murder, dispossession and forced displacement of Palestinians during the formation of Israel. Tlaib’s resolution was co-sponsored by eight other congressmembers.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “There are days that I feel so alone in this chamber as the only Palestinian American serving in Congress. The dehumanization and the anti-Palestinian racism here is painful, especially when my colleagues remain silent on the starvation of children and vote to send more bombs to the Israeli government while they commit war crimes with impunity.”