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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt@FranceskAlbs · Jul 8, 2026

🧵Before becoming a UN expert I spent years researching forced displacement in Palestine since the advent of Zionism…

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A UN expert with decades of research on forced displacement in Palestine reflects on how historical knowledge of 1947-49 and 1967 displacement patterns allowed them to anticipate Israel's response to October 7, but not the extreme scale of destruction and killing that followed.

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    🧵Before becoming a UN expert I spent years researching forced displacement in Palestine since the advent of Zionism and British colonialism. A refuge for millions, for Palestine's Indigenous people Israel meant catastrophe. Once you know you cant unknow. The rest is integrity 👇

    Ofer Cassif עופר כסיף عوفر كسيف@ofercass · Feb 27, 2026

    The article by Adam Raz from the @Akevot Institute published today in Haaretz proves, once again, what we have been crying out for decades: the Nakba is not a “narrative”, it is a historical truth of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and plunder. To our shame and horror, this is an ongoing history, not only the past but also the present. Recognition of the crimes and a just solution for the victims are not only a moral demand, but also a necessary recipe for shared life between the two peoples.

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    That's why knowing what happened in 1947–49 and in 1967 again, within days after Oct 7 I could foresee Israel would respond with mass destruction, displacement and killing. What I couldn't foresee even in my darkest thoughts was the scale of the savagery. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…