martes, 11 de abril de 2017

In a first, Israeli police refuse permit for Palestinian 'March of Return'

In a first, Israeli police refuse permit for Palestinian 'March of Return'

 Jonathan Cook reports the Palestinian commemoration of the Nakba in the
Galilee may not be held for first time in 20 years, "The annual "March
of Return" by Palestinians in Israel,
commemorating the Nakba - the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians from their homes in 1948, has been blocked by the Israeli
police for the first time in its history. The police have denied the
organisers a permit, saying there is a shortage of officers to oversee
the march. But Palestinian leaders in Israel accuse the far-right
government of Benjamin Netanyahu of being behind the decision, in what
they believe is the latest move to silence their commemoration of the
events of 69 years ago."

 

Palestinian citizens of Israel and other supporters wave Palestinian
flags as they march during a protest to mark the right of return for
refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 war that followed the
creation of Israel, which celebrated its 66th anniversary, near Tiberias
in northern Israel May 6, 2014. (Photo: Saeed Qaq/APA Images)