Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba
Hundreds of people held demonstrations in New York City and Washington D.C. in support of Palestine, marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba.
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- Published Date: 03:14 | 19 May 2024
- Modified Date: 03:25 | 19 May 2024
Carrying Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyehs, demonstrators marched in Brooklyn, New York.
The police warned the demonstrators to move away from the road, and later intervened and detained some of them.
In Washington, D.C., pro-Palestine supporters rallied near the U.S. Capitol, protesting Israel's attacks in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
Organized by American Muslims for Palestine, the march drew participants from various communities, including Jewish groups.
They were carrying banners, reading "State of Israel does not represent world Jewry" and "Authentic Rabbis always opposed Zionism and the State of Israel."
The rallies expressed opposition to Israeli attacks on Gaza.
The Nakba, meaning Catastrophe in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians in the aftermath of the 1947-48 Arab-Israeli War.
Nearly 35,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the vast majority being women and children, and over 79,300 others injured since October following an attack by Hamas.