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The Nakba turns 70
14 May 2018 19:35 BST
While the inauguration of the American embassy in Jerusalem is a big focus of today’s demonstrations, it also comes just a day before Nakba Day, which marks the 70th anniversary of the forced displacement of at least 700,000 Palestinians during the creation of the state of Israel. These refugees and their descendants now number more than five million in the occupied Palestinian territory and neighbouring countries.
The “Great March of Return” that began in Gaza on 30 March and now stands in its last days has been highlighting the plight of Palestinians for the past seven decades, and notably calling for the refugees’ right of return to their homeland.