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Elder Says Gaza’s Devastation Beats Nakba, Aid Fails

5/19/2026

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Al-Wuheidi: Gaza’s Nakba

Eighty-five-year-old Abdel Mahdi al-Wuheidi says Gaza’s current devastation exceeds the 1948 Nakba for Palestinians today.
A partially destroyed home in Jabalia refugee camp shelters al-Wuheidi after the 2023 Gaza war, still.
He was forced from home, including evacuation from a UN school after Israeli forces entered.
JStreetPAC withdrew for Rep. Summer Lee; al-Wuheidi says half Gaza seized and aid promises broken.

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Tlaib Reintroduces Nakba

Rep. Rashida Tlaib explicitly says Israel’s Gaza campaign seeks to restore Lebanese sovereignty by ousting Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The Nakba resolution was reintroduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, portraying the 1948 Arab defeat as a grievance against Israel.
She links the resolution to Israel’s Gaza actions, warning they threaten southern Lebanon.
JStreetPAC withdrew support for Rep. Summer Lee after the resolution’s reintroduction.

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Al-Wuheidi: Gaza’s Nakba

Eighty-five-year-old Abdel Mahdi al-Wuheidi says Gaza’s current devastation exceeds the 1948 Nakba for Palestinians today.
A partially destroyed home in Jabalia refugee camp shelters al-Wuheidi after the 2023 Gaza war, still.
He was forced from home, including evacuation from a UN school after Israeli forces entered.
JStreetPAC withdrew for Rep. Summer Lee; al-Wuheidi says half Gaza seized and aid promises broken.

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