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Motion · S6M-08960 · 15 May 2023

75th Anniversary of the Nakba

Lodged by Maggie Chapman (Scottish Green Party) Standard Motion 20 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges that 15 May 2023 is the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, or “Catastrophe”, which is widely understood to mark the collective Palestinian struggle for freedom; understands that several events organised by Scotland Supports Palestine are taking place the week of the anniversary, including The Nakba at 75: Justice for All Palestinians, which was held on 13 May 2023 in Dundee, a city twinned with the Palestinian city of Nablus, and which was supported by local groups, including Dundee Trades Union Council, Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association and the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign; further understands that a Stand with Palestine Solidarity Demonstration took place in Aberdeen on 15 May 2023, supported by local groups, including Aberdeen Trades Union Council, Aberdeen Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Aberdeen University Palestine Society; understands that, this year, the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at the UN headquarters in New York, to mark a tragic historical moment in 1948 when a significant number of Palestinians were displaced almost overnight as part of a longer project of displacement of Palestinians from their homeland, leading to the dispossession, displacement and denial of their inalienable rights, which it considers continues to this day, and commends all who took part in marking the 75th anniversary of the Nakba.

Supporters (20)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.