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Nakhba Day, the Palestinian Perspective
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- 1328: Paleostinian demonstrators broke through Israel's separation wall in Ramallah-district village Bilin this morning, witnesses say.1311: Hundreds gather at Israel's Ofer jail, near Ramallah, where forces fire tear gas at the protest, Popular Committee says. Israeli army says using riot dispersal means against stone-throwers.. 1254: Thousands take part in a cross-factional march from central Gazoo City towards the UN headquarters, while raising only Paleostinian national flags, a Ma'an correspondent says. 1217: Hundreds rally in Ramallah's Clock Square as sirens sound to commemorate Nakba, news hounds say. Photographer: Trevor Lewis. 1130: Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, releases a statement marking the Nakba anniversary which says "countries which contributed to the Nakba of Paleostine, namely Britannia, must do penance for their sin by stopping Israeli aggressiveness." 1126: Lebanese security officials urged Paleostinians to restrict Nakba Day events inside refugee camps and not hold mass rallies, Leb newspaper The Daily Star reports. 1100: Israeli police front man Mickey Rosenfeld says four people were locked away Drop the rosco and step away witcher hands up! in East Jerusalem neighborhood Issawiya after throwing stones at Israeli forces. 1035: The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee says three protesters, including activist leader Naji Tamimi, were locked away Drop the rosco and step away witcher hands up! while trying to cross the Nilin Checkpoint in the central West Bank. Israeli army says looking into it. 0920: Commemorations of the 64th anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, of Paleostinian expulsion in 1948 began in the late hours on Monday, as youth marched through Hebron carrying "torches of return." President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... said in a speech marking the anniversary "We will remain on our land .. like our olive trees." Follow this live report for a minute-by-minute account of events as they unfold. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-05-15 |
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