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May 16, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668639247&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

Palestine Is Ours, Cry Children on "Catastrophe Day"

[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Chanting "We will return!" thousands of Palestinian schoolchildren marched in Ramallah Thursday as part of Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, the anniversary of the birth of Israel. After sirens were sounded in the city, thousands of schoolchildren converged on the Mukata compound. Many chanted slogans expressing support for the armed struggle against Israel. In Lebanon, only a few hundred Palestinians took part in a march toward the border with Israel. The Palestinians were hoping that some 100,000 refugees would show up. The organizers claimed that Lebanese army checkpoints prevented thousands of refugees from approaching the border. In Gaza, two Palestinians were wounded in clashes with IDF soldiers near the Erez checkpoint, Palestinian sources reported. They said hundreds of Hamas supporters tried to march toward the checkpoint to mark Nakba Day.

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