Naksa (“setback”) Day, usually commemorated June 5, marks the Arab defeat of 1967 and the conquest of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Golan Heights by Israel. Palestinians in the West Bank mark this day with demonstrations and clashes with the Israeli army.
Protesters gathered in the Ramallah-district town of Bitunia, near the Ofer military prison, to mark the 46th anniversary of the 1967 Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza strip and the Golan heights. Even before protesters arrived, the IOF sprayed the area with foul-smelling skunk water and took positions inside a residential area. As…
On June 5, 2012 Palestinians gathered at the Damascus gate in east Jerusalem to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Naksa day. This day, which is also known as the day of the setback, mark the Israeli occupation of Gaza strip, the west bank, Al-Quds (east Jerusalem) as well as the Sinai peninsula and the…
