STORY SUMMARY
Palestinians wave their national flag and hold banners as they demonstrate at Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, on May 15, 2014, to mark the 66th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe” of the Jewish state’s creation.(AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD GHARABLI)
On the 66th commemoration of the Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were violently forced out of their homes and off their land, it is more vital than ever that the world remembers what created such a tragedy, and how the issue is not going to disappear any time soon.
The Palestinian flame is strong, and it will remain so until the freedoms and rights to which the Palestinians are entitled are won.
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(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)