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Rashida Tlaib: “70% of the population of Gaza right now since the Nakba…”

Featuring: Rashida Tlaib, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 12

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The immense trauma, Mr. Speaker, including the loss of their loved ones and and connections to their communities. They grew up and needs to be repaired. 70% of the population of Gaza right now since the Nakba began are refugees from 1948. 70% of them in Gaza are refugees from 1948. And they're being displaced again. Over 400 neighborhoods in 1948 were destroyed and erased. True peace must be built on justice and the right of the return. (00:55–01:04)

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Asserts that 70% of Gaza's current population are refugees from 1948.

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