Arab-Palestinians in Israel were on Sunday commemorating Land Day with rallies remembering six of their number who were shot dead during a 1976 demonstration against land seizure. In the northern Israeli town of Arrabe, more than 15,000 people turned out for the main demonstration, many waving Palestinian flags. A gathering was also taking place in an unrecognized Arab-Bedouin village called Sawawil in the southern Negev desert. Other rallies were held on Friday and Saturday in Acre and Karmiel.
Land Day in annexed east Jerusalem (Photo: Activestills)
The annual Land Day demonstrations are held to remember six Arab Israeli protesters who were shot dead by Israeli police troops during mass demonstrations in 1976 against plans to confiscate Arab land in Galilee. In annexed east Jerusalem, some 70 demonstrators gathered outside the walls of the Old City by Damascus Gate, throwing stones and chanting slogans and the rally was quickly broken up by police and one person arrested.
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