14th May 2018, is the 70th anniversary of the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland. The destruction of Palestine, in May 1948, and the creation of the Israeli regime, is known as "the Catastrophe" by the Palestinians. In Arabic it is known as "the Nakba".
In May of every year, for the past 70 years, Palestinians have taken part in anti-Israeli rallies and marches, and have reminded the world that they have been cruelly expelled from their homeland. This year too the Palestinians are holding massive marches, rallies and demonstrations on 14 and 15 May, drawing world attention to their unrelenting plight.
Meanwhile, latest news from the Gaza strip tells of the Israeli military shutting down one of Gaza's most important crossings. The Kerem Shalom crossing is used by trucks carrying vital goods and food supplies into the Gaza strip.
The Israeli military issued a statement saying: “The crossing will remain closed until the damage caused by (Palestinian ) protesters has been repaired and will reopen in accordance with a situation assessment".
Historically, Britain , which had a mandate to administer Palestine , in the 1920s , 30s and 40s , betrayed the Palestinian cause, by allowing extremist and well-armed Zionist settlers, mostly from Europe in the aftermath of the second world war, to settle in Palestine and to expel the indigenous local Palestinians.
