#Easter celebrations in #Iqrit: Affirming the right of return
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This Easter, generations of Palestinian residents returned to their village of Iqrit in the northern Galilee. The Israeli military forced the 600 Christian residents of Iqrit —citizens of the newly created state of Israel—out of their village in November 1948 because of heavy military operations in the area. They were told they would be allowed to return in two weeks time. The promised return never came.
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