Clashes have broken out in East Jerusalem, with some arrests but no casualties reported as yet. 10,000 police are on duty throughout Israel, especially in areas with an Arab population, and the occupied territories. Meanwhile, at least seven extra battalions have been brought into the West Bank by the army. The West Bank was closed off by the Israelis on Saturday. According to Haaretz soldiers and border police have been given special instructions to restrain from using live fire. If that's the same restraint showed in Silwan on Friday which left one teenager dead (probably shot by a settlers according to relatives), then unfortunately, more deaths are likely.
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) – Millions of Palestinians are expected to join rallies Sunday to commemorate the Nakba, or "catastrophe," of 1948, when Israeli troops displaced hundreds of thousands from their lands and homes.
In the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sirens will be heard at noon to mark the Nakba's 63rd anniversary as thousands of Palestinians take to the streets to demand the refugees' right to return to their homes and lands.
Huge rallies are expected in cities in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and across the region. Thousands of protesters plan to head towards Israel's borders to show solidarity with Palestinians on Nakba Day. more
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