Nakba Day commemorations pass largely peacefully; 3 arrested at Tel Aviv rally
(Worthy News) – Palestinians and Arab Israelis held scattered Nakba Day commemorations to lament the establishment of the State of Israel on Sunday, with the day largely passing without incident.
Palestinians call Israel’s 1948 founding the Nakba, an Arabic word for catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled during the 1948 war as the nascent Jewish state fought for its survival.
Rallies are held every year on May 15, the anniversary of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Israelis celebrate their state’s establishment on the Hebrew date, which shifts from year to year according to the Jewish calendar. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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