Palestinians Struggle for Land Rights on 50th Anniversary of Land Day
As Palestinians mark the 50th anniversary of Land Day, they continue to face ongoing issues like illegal Israeli settlements, land seizures, and restricted access to their ancestral lands.
The 50th anniversary of Land Day this year serves as a somber reminder of the ongoing struggles faced by Palestinians to maintain control over their ancestral lands. Since the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe), when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes, the Palestinian people have had to fight a constant battle to retain their connection to the land.
Over the past five decades, Palestinians have endured a steady erosion of their land rights through a combination of illegal Israeli settlement expansions, land seizures, and restrictions on access to their own properties. This has left many Palestinians feeling increasingly disconnected from the very soil that their families have cultivated for generations.
Source: Al Jazeera
