![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125087.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian woman holds a handmade small rug during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125085.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125084.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125083.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian boy holds a flag as he gestures during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125082.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian girl holds a model key symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on 15 May, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125081.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian woman holds a model key symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125080.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian woman holds banners during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba in Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125079.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : Palestinians hold banners during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the anniversary of the Nakba in Ramallah, West Bank on 15 May 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125078.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A Palestinian man dressed up as a migrant attends a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125069.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : A group of Palestinian children hold materials symbolizing the forced migration of Palestinians, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125068.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : Palestinian children hold model keys symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians march during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on 15 May 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian children hold model keys symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on 15 May, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170515_2_23687341_22125067.jpg?ssl=1 "RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15 : Palestinian children hold model keys symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on May 15, 2017. Palestinians marched from the cemetery of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Arafat Mausoleum to Yasser Arafat Square. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinian children hold model keys symbolizing the houses which Palestinians left as part of the Nakba, during a demonstration marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, Ramallah, West Bank on 15 May, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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