Israeli Arab MK: What Israel is doing in Jerusalem is a second Nakba
Israeli Arabs mark Nakba day, or 'day of catastrophe' in East Jerusalem demonstration. Fatah and Hamas hold rare joint rally to mark the day Israel declared statehood.
By Fadi Eyadat and Reuters
Israeli Arab MK Jamal Zahalka, marking the Palestinian "day of catastrophe" or Nakba, said Saturday that if Israel's government were to go ahead with its construction plans for East Jerusalem, a "third Intifada would erupt," calling "what is happening today in Jerusalem a second Nakba." Palestinians mark Nakba day on May 15, the day in 1948 when Israel declared statehood after which some 700,000 Arabs fled or were expelled in the war that ensued.
Hundreds of Israeli Arabs took part in a rally marking Nakba day in East Jerusalem on Saturday. Zahalka's party, Balad, issued a statement explaining that the movement had decided to mark Nakba day in East Jerusalem because of Israel's latest plan to "demolish Palestinian homes and make East Jerusalem Jewish."
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