As I indicated in an earlier post, I can only imagine that the killing of a Palestinian young man only two days before the Nakba commemorations escalated the emotion for Palestinians remembering 63 years of loss and occupation. Other commentators have also noted that the uprisings across the middle east gave renewed impetus to yesterday's events.
Either way, while peaceful non-violent rallies were held and very largely un-reported (such as a big one in Ramallah), there was international coverage of the deaths and violence around Palestine and the other borders with Israel.
I didn't make it to Ramallah, but a few friends did - here's some photos from there, thanks again to Goeran (see another of his photos in yesterday's post from Qalandiya).
Speaking of which, here's some more from where I was in Qalandiya, and other coverage of elsewhere.
This is the BBC TV report filed from where I was but with an overview of the clashes on the Lebanese border and in the disputed Golan Heights with Syria as well. For a wider 2 minute background story on that, click here.
And here's the BBC slideshow with some great images - check out the tenth photo . . .
Al Jazeera has some excellent images too including from solidarity protests in neighbouring Jordan and Egypt, as well as capturing the diversity of the violence and peaceful commemorations here.
Either way, while peaceful non-violent rallies were held and very largely un-reported (such as a big one in Ramallah), there was international coverage of the deaths and violence around Palestine and the other borders with Israel.
I didn't make it to Ramallah, but a few friends did - here's some photos from there, thanks again to Goeran (see another of his photos in yesterday's post from Qalandiya).
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| A large, peaceful and family-dominated crowd gathered in the centre of Ramallah (Goeran S.) |
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| ...and heard from a diverse group of civic, political and religious leaders. (Goeran S.) |
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| a beautiful image before the afternoon turned nasty (Goeran S.) |
Speaking of which, here's some more from where I was in Qalandiya, and other coverage of elsewhere.
This is the BBC TV report filed from where I was but with an overview of the clashes on the Lebanese border and in the disputed Golan Heights with Syria as well. For a wider 2 minute background story on that, click here.
And here's the BBC slideshow with some great images - check out the tenth photo . . .
Al Jazeera has some excellent images too including from solidarity protests in neighbouring Jordan and Egypt, as well as capturing the diversity of the violence and peaceful commemorations here.
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