Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon urged the international body to recognize the more than 800,000 “forgotten” Jewish refugees expelled from Arab countries during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly marking the anniversary of November 29th, 1947 — the date the United Nations voted for the partition plan. 

In an interview with Jewish Insider, Danon said he plans to submit a resolution to the General Assembly to raise awareness of the issue. “We hear too much about the Palestinian refugees at the U.N. Every week there’s a discussion about it,” Danon explained. “We want to get the recognition that Jewish refugees deserve as well. It is time to correct the narrative [of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict] and bring justice to the families. The story of those communities and their heritage should be known and heard.”

Next step: Danon suggested that once the matter is adopted by the international community, it could be brought up in bilateral discussions with the Palestinians if peace talks resume.