Palestine's Land Day 2012: Filled with Emotion & Violence

"Every year since 1976, on March 30, Palestinians around the world have commemorated Land Day. Though it may sound like an environmental celebration, Land Day marks a bloody day in Israel when security forces gunned down six Palestinians, as they protested Israeli expropriation of Arab-owned land in the country’s north to build Jewish-only settlements."

Occupied Palestine have been reporting diligently and extensively on Land Day. For those interested, it is definitely worth visiting the main blog for further details. But Al Bawaba highlights this specific post, as it captures many of the sights of the day and the feel of it.

Here is a play by play of what happened on Land Day 2012 as marchers trekked from Bethlehem to Jerusalem.