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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

Amidst the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, supporters of Palestine took to the streets in both New York City and Washington D.C. Holding Palestinian flags and sporting keffiyehs, hundreds marched through Brooklyn, New York in a show of solidarity.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

Hundreds of people held demonstrations in New York City and Washington D.C. in support of Palestine, marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

Carrying Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyehs, demonstrators marched in Brooklyn, New York.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

The police warned the demonstrators to move away from the road, and later intervened and detained some of them.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

In Washington, D.C., pro-Palestine supporters rallied near the U.S. Capitol, protesting Israel's attacks in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

Organized by American Muslims for Palestine, the march drew participants from various communities, including Jewish groups.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

They were carrying banners, reading "State of Israel does not represent world Jewry" and "Authentic Rabbis always opposed Zionism and the State of Israel."

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

The rallies expressed opposition to Israeli attacks on Gaza.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

The Nakba, meaning Catastrophe in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians in the aftermath of the 1947-48 Arab-Israeli War.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba

Nearly 35,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the vast majority being women and children, and over 79,300 others injured since October following an attack by Hamas.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York City and Washington streets on 76th anniversary of Nakba