Palestinians Mark Nakba with Violent Protests

Ramallah, West Bank, May 15, 2011
Palestinians burn tires and throw stones during clashes with Israeli police at the Qalandiya checkpoint on May 15, 2011. The unrest came as the Palestinians marked Nakba, or "the catastrophe" — the term they use to describe the uprooting they suffered upon Israel's founding on May 15, 1948.

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