Photos: Nakba Day causes clashes in the Palestinian territories
May 15, 2013
A Palestinian sets fire to a tyre during clashes between hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers outside the Ofer prison after a march marking the 65th Nakba day or "Day of Catastrophe" on May 15, 2013 in Betunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah. ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 519739463 )
Palestinian protestors shout slogans as they confront Israeli security forces during a demonstration for Nakba (Catastrophe) day near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian man is taken away by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian man is detained by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protester argues with Israeli border policemen during a rally to commemorate the 1948 creation of the Israel state known in Arabic as the "Nakba Day", or "Day of the Catastrophe" outside the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A mounted Israeli policeman tries to disperse Palestinian protestors waving their national flag during clashes as demonstrators gathered outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem on May 15, 2013 to mark the 65th Nakba or "catastrophe" of the Jewish state's creation in 1948, during which 760,000 Palestinians fled their homes. Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to demonstrate on Nakba Day and assert their "right to return" to where their ancestors fled after the Israeli victory over Arab armies. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 519739450 )
Israeli security forces stand in position as they clash with Palestinian protestors during a demonstration for Nakba (Catastrophe) day near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Palestinians take shelter during clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli forces that erupted during a rally marking Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe", the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A woman walks past Palestinian Fatah members carrying their weapons as they take part in a parade to mark the 65th anniversary of Nakba, at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon May 15, 2013. Palestinians marked "Nakba" (Catastrophe) to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of hundreds of thousands of their brethren from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. The picture in the background depicts late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho ( LEBANON/ )
Palestinians carry a giant Palestinian flag through central Ramallah during a rally to mark Nakba Day in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian girl attends a Nakba rally in Gaza City May 15, 2013. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/ )
A Palestinian boy wears a bandana which in Arabic that reads, "Coming to Jerusalem," during a rally to mark the Nakba Day in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2013., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" ó the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Palestinian girls take part in a march in the West Bank refugee camp of Al-Fareah near Tubas to mark Nakba Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian man is detained by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian man is taken away by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Palestinians carry an injured man during clashes after a rally marking the Nakba Day outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian protestor holds a Molotov cocktail and a lighter, ready to be used against Israeli security forces during clashes to mark Nakba Day near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian throws back a tear gas canister at security forces, unseen, during clashes after a rally marking Nakba Day outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
An Israeli border policeman fires a tear gas grenade during a Palestinian rally to commemorate the 1948 creation of the Israeli state known in Arabic as "Nakba Day", or "Day of the Catastrophe" outside the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian demonstrator (L) and an Israeli border policeman clash during a demonstration to mark Nakba Day near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protestor takes part in clashes with Israeli security forces to mark Nakba Day near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protestor throws a Molotov cocktail towards Israeli security forces during clashes to mark Nakba Day near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian demonstrator returns a tear gas canister towards Israeli security forces during clashes to mark Nakba Day near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Israeli security forces walk next to a public bus during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protestor throws stones as he gets sprayed with water activated by Israeli security forces during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protestor runs away from water sprayed by Israeli forces to disperse a demonstration to mark Nakba (Catastrophe) day near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
An injured Israeli policeman is treated during clashes as Palestinians mark Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man bleeds after he was hit by a stone during clashes as Palestinians mark Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
An Israeli child looks from the window of a house in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's old city, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Palestinian children stand at the entrance to their house in Qalandiya Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, ahead of Nakba Day May 13, 2013. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/ )
People move away from an Israeli policeman on a horse as Palestinians mark Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian man is detained by Israeli policemen on horses during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
A Palestinian protester stands during clashes with the Israeli army in Qalandia in the occupied West Bank on May 15, 2013 as Palestinians held rallies marking Nakba Day. Nakba Day, catastrophe in Arabic, commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images ( 519739458 )
Palestinians throw stones during clashes after a rally marking Nakba Day outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A masked Palestinian kicks a burning tire during clashes after a rally marking Nakba Day outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian man is taken away by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted during a rally marking Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the "nakba," or "catastrophe" - the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian protestor is treated by Palestinian medical personnel after being injured during confrontations between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protestors near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's old city May 15, 2013. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and at East Jerusalem on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. REUTERS/ Baz Ratner ( ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/NAKBA )
Palestinian protestors hold up torches during a rally to commemorate the 1948 creation of Israel known in Arabic as the "Nakba" (catastrophe) in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 14, 2013. Palestinians are preparing to mark Nakba day on May 15 which commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands of their kin after the establishment of Israel state. MUSA AL-SHAER/AFP/Getty Images ( 519730685 )
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