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Sunday, May 15, 2011

A protester makes the victory sign as a Palestinian flag waves during a protest outside the embassy of Israel in Athens on Sunday, May 15, 2011. A few dozen Palestinians and Arabs living in Greece gathered outside the embassy of Israel to commemorate' Nakba Day' an annual day of commemoration for the Palestinian people of the displacement that accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, at Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters along two hostile borders on Sunday, leaving as many as five people dead and dozens wounded as the Palestinians commemorated their mass displacement during the war surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Smoke rises after an Israeli tank shell hit an area near Erez Crossing as Palestinians marked the 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, at Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters along two hostile borders on Sunday, leaving as many as five people dead and dozens wounded as the Palestinians commemorated their mass displacement during the war surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948. ( AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinians living in Greece hold Palestinian flags as they protest in front of riot policemen outside the Israeli embassy in Athens May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mark the "Nakba", or catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinian boys hold symbolic keys as they take part in a rally marking "Nakba" in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2011. Palestinians mark the "Nakba", or catastrophe, on Sunday to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY)

Palestinian boys hold symbolic keys as they take part during a rally marking "Nakba" in the West Bank city of Nablus May 15, 2011. Palestinians on Sunday mark the "Nakba", or catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY)

Pro-Islamic Turkish demonstrators wave Palestinian and Turkish flags during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic word for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's creation in 1948, outside the residence of the Israeli ambassador in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Palestinian women living in Greece protest in front of riot policemen outside the Israeli embassy in Athens May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mark the "Nakba", or catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinian children hold keys symbolizing the right of return of refugees during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, in the West Bank City of Nablus, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Palestinian children, one holding a Dome of the Rock cutout during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, in the West Bank City of Nablus, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

A Palestinian talks on a mobile phone as he holds a large key symbolizing the right of return gor refugees, during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Israeli police and border officers walk in front of a mural depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the controversial Israeli barrier at Qalandiya checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces are on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration in Jaffa to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1948 creation of Israel in British-mandate Palestine, an event known to Arabs as the "nakba" or "catastrophe" due to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes. (AFP/David Buimovitch)

Palestinians children play in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

Palestinian refugees hold torches during a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", in Alfara refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A Palestinian boy, with his face painted in colours of the Palestinian flag, takes part in a Nakba rally in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Palestinian boy holds a candle during a Nakba rally in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli-Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally to mark the upcoming "Nakba Day" in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba Day" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Daniel Bar On (ISRAEL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL

Palestinian children from UNRWA school wave flags as they salute and sing the national anthem to commemorate Nakba near the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinians wave flags during a rally marking the upcoming 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the mixed Arab Jewish neighborhood of Jaffa, Israel, Saturday, May 14 , 2011.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Palestinian children from UNRWA school wave flags as they salute and sing the national anthem to commemorate Nakba near the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinian children from UNRWA school carry flags as they salute and sing the national anthem to commemorate Nakba near the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinian children from UNRWA school carry flags as they salute and sing the national anthem to commemorate Nakba near the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Palestinian children from UNRWA school carry flags as they salute and sing the national anthem to commemorate Nakba near the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mourners place a Palestinian flag on the al-Aqsa mosque during the funeral of a Palestinian teenager who died after being shot during protests in Jerusalem May 14, 2011.Tensions are high in East Jerusalem as Palestinians prepare to mourn on Sunday the creation of Israel in 1948, which they call the "nakba", or catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced to leave their homes. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Palestinians walk past a painted wall during a rally marking the upcoming 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Graffiti painting symbolically depicts the loss of the homes of Palestinians in 1948. ( AP Photo/ Eyad Baba )

Palestinians paints graffiti on a wall as they mark the 63rd anniversary of 'Nakba', Arabic for 'Catastrophe', the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in Gaza City, Saturday, May 14, 2011. ( AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian artists paint murals dedicated to the 63rd anniversary of the "nakba" on May 14, 2011 in Gaza City. Palestinians mark this weekend the anniversary of the 1948 creation of Israel in British-mandate Palestine, a time in the history of Arabs known as the "nakba" or "catastrophe" due to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)

A Palestinian artist draws a mural depicting "Nakba" in Gaza City May 14, 2011. Palestinians will mark "Nakba" (Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700, 000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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