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Last update - 22:49 08/05/2008 Five police officers and two Arab MKs hurt as clashes erupt at Naqba Day protest By Yoav Stern and Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service Tags: Israel, Naqba Day Nearly a dozen people were injured on Thursday, including five police officers and two Israeli Arab Knesset members, in clashes that erupted at a demostration in the north marking the 60th Naqba Day, as Palestinians refer to Israel's Independence Day. The clashes broke out at a demonstration in Kfar Safuriyah, near Nazareth. As the event was coming to a close, a group of youths gathered on Route 70 where a group of rightists were holding a counter-protest. Police had blocked off the highway to prevent clashes between the two groups. A fight then broke out between police and dozens of the Israeli Arab youths. Advertisement According to Jezreel Valley police, officers used stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Five cops, including Northern District Police chief Shimon Koren, sustained light injuries after protesters hurled rocks at them, said the police. Six protesters were also hurt, including Balad MK Wasel Taha, who sustained light head injuries and MK Mohammed Barakeh, who was struck in his legs during the demonstration. Five people were arrested following the clashes. More than a 1,000 people gathered at the demonstration on Thursday, including leaders of the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, members of Knesset, Israeli Arab political leaders and social justice groups. In the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians also staged Naqba Day events. In Bethlehem, villagers marched with a huge key, to symbolize the hope of refugees to return to their now-leveled villages in Israel. In Nablus, people flew kites emblazoned with return. The 1948 refugees and their descendants number around 4.5 million and are scattered across the region. Related articles: On 60th Independence Day, Israeli Arabs claim rise in racism Israel boosts security in face of Independence Day terror alerts Bradley Burston / Sixty years of Nakba, 60 years of nothing Bookmark to del.icio.us   Stronger than its ills The 60th anniversary celebrations are accompanied by a bad taste. Rise in racism Israeli Arabs say institutionalized racism has increased.   1.   If it weren`t a Jewish state they wouldn`t want to live here 20:47  |  x-ray 08/05/08   2.   Naqba! (A translation) 21:20  |  Fish 08/05/08   3.   Business as usual 21:24  |  Realistic Arab 08/05/08   4.   Arab Israeli`s are pushing the limit of acceptable behaviour 21:38  |  Robert 08/05/08   5.   Realistic Arab #1 yup 22:11  |  Gee 08/05/08   6.   # 3Realistic Arab; Be truelly realistic. read the report 22:27  |  Haham me Bat Yam 08/05/08   7.   Ahmadinejad`s fifth column 22:35  |  Realist 08/05/08   8.   Why? 22:51  |  BZ 08/05/08   9.   Calendar 22:56  |  Philippe 08/05/08   10.   #4 substitute french for arab and rethink your idea 22:58  |  boxley 08/05/08   11.   How Is This Possible ?? 23:18  |  Paul 08/05/08   12.   Stay, Arab 23:32  |  Tex 08/05/08   13.   # 3 realistic Arab....in a democracy 23:34  |  Lynn 08/05/08   14.   Naqba celebration ? 23:36  |  ottomatik 08/05/08   15.   arab in israel 23:44  |  nabil nashibi 08/05/08   16.   soory Robert but you do not understand democracy 23:46  |  david 08/05/08   17.   x-ray 1 23:56  |  potobac 08/05/08   18.   #3 00:06  |  Jane 09/05/08   19.   Law & order must be 00:10  |  Altalena 09/05/08   20.   Robert from Montreal 00:28  |  christa 09/05/08   21.   The "mystery" of Naqba!!! 00:49  |  Akiva P 09/05/08   22.   # 5 Nabil 01:05  |  Realistic Arab 09/05/08   23.   Not Enough Democracy 02:04  |  Brian 09/05/08   24.   david #13 when is throwing rocks non-violent? 02:10  |  Gee 09/05/08   25.   #7, #13, #17 02:17  |  Robert 09/05/08   26.   Arabs not happy? Well-Jordan has banned Nakba demos. NYTIMES. 03:52  |  Can you believe it! 09/05/08   27.   A Israel determined to foment civil unrest 03:55  |  Mark Lincoln 09/05/08   28.   Democracy 17:48  |  j-boy 09/05/08

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