Saturday, May 15, 2010

Al-Jazeera Video: Palestinians mark Nakba



"May 15, 2010 — Palestinians across the world are marking on Saturday the 62nd anniversary of Nakba, which means catastrophe.

In 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced [DISPLACED, Al-Jazeera?? Even HAARETZ is more objective than this!] and many became refugees due to the formation of the state of Israel.

Mass gatherings commemorating the day of "catastrophe" in the West Bank and Gaza displayed a rare instance of unity between various political factions.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Beit Jala, a town in the West Bank. "

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