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Nakba Day in West Bank

In the city of Qalandia, 600 Palestinians gathered to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba “catastrophe”.

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People rally to commemorate the Nakba at al-Manar Roundabout in Ramallah, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
Published On 16 May 2011
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Tear gas casings and rocks litter the streets around a checkpoint in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli troops confront demonstrators on the edge of refugee camp near Ramallah, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Palestinian youth throw rocks at Israeli troops during a rally in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli troops fire at revelers during a rally in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Palestinian youth throw rocks at Israeli troops in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Young man throws rock at Israeli troops in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli troops huddle during a confrontation with Palestinian youth [Jon Elmer]
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Mistaravim units and Israeli troops arrest a demonstrator at gunpoint in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli troops and undercover units of "mistaravim", Israeli special forces disguised as demonstrators, advance on protesters, arresting several in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Palestinian youth thrown rocks as injured demonstrators are carried away in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Palestinian youth approaches Israeli soldiers hurling rocks at them in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli soldiers firing tear gas at Palestinian demonstrators in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]
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Israeli soldiers situating themselves as they brace from stones thrown by Palestinian demonstrators in Qalandia, West Bank [Jon Elmer]