International UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: Refugees and Conflict Studies
In 1977, the United Nations declared the 29th of November the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It was on this day in 1947 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine (resolution 181), intended to establish an Arab State and a Jewish State. With Israel having occupied the Palestinian territories since 1967 and Palestinians yet to realize their fundamental rights to self-determination, sovereignty and return to their homes from which they have been displaced, this United Nations International Day is a time for the inte...