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A MOCK Palestinian refugee camp was set up in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday to mark the 67th anniversary of the 1948 “Nakba,” when 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and their land was confiscated to establish Israel.
The Nakba — which means “catastrophe” in Arabic — was the first stage in a programme of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homes and land by Israel which continues today.
Since 1948, 7.1 million Palestinians have lost their homes and survive in refugee camps, including in Gaza, the West Bank and neighbouring Arab states such as Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Whole communities continue to be demolished to make way for Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, in breach of international law.
Saturday’s camp was organised by Manchester Palestine Action and was one of a series of protests staged internationally to focus attention on the continuing plight of the Palestinians.
For more about the campaign, contact manchesterpalestineaction@gmail.com.
