UN General Assembly
2021

In the name of God the most compassionate and merciful. H.E. Mr. Abdullah Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations Excellencies Heads of Delegations and Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. More than half the Palestinian people were uprooted from their land and deprived of their property in that time. Myself, my family and many others still possess the deeds to our land. These deeds are registered as part of the United Nations’ records. Here is that deed, and many Palestinians carry theirs, as they still hold onto the keys of their houses to this day. We have not been able to recover our properties due to Israeli laws that disregard international law and violate United Nations resolutions, which affirm the right of the Palestine refugees to return to their homeland and to recover their properties and receive just compensation, most notably as enshrined in General Assembly resolution 194 (III).