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Gaza Nakba Day

Members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) join Palestinians during a massive march towards the Erez border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2011 to mark the “Nakba” or “Catastrophe” anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948, as a result of which more than 760,000 Palestinians — estimated today to number 4.7 million with their descendants — were pushed into exile or driven out of their homes. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)