Palestinians Mark “Land Day”

For the fortieth year in succession, Palestinians commemorated “Land Day,” the annual reference to what Palestinians say is an unbroken chain of “land grabs” by Israel. The March 30th date for the annual commemoration stems from the protest that turned violent in 1976 ending with the deaths of six protesters. Speaking to the crowd assembled in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, Fatah leader Zakariyya Al-Agha declared that, “As the Palestinian people mark Land Day, they are still facing an (Israeli) policy based on ethnic cleansing and land confiscation, and the Netanyahu government continues with its racist plans to deport the Palestinians and build Israeli settlements and separation walls.” Rallies were held in cities and towns throughout the Palestinian territories and in Arab communities inside of Israel as well.