Demonstrators Commemorate Nakba Anniversary In Cologne

COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 15: A woman holds a Palestinian flag as she marches to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Nakba on May 15, 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The Nakba is what Palestinians refer to as the "catastrophe", when approximately 750,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homeland by Jewish paramilitaries during the 1948 Palestine War that led to the creation of Israel. In Germany commemorating the Nakba is a hyper-sensitive issue, with local tabloids having branded participants as "Jew haters" following past marches. This year's march is taking place as the Israeli invasion of Gaza continues, with over a million Palestinians displaced and thousands of homes destroyed by Israeli bombing following the Hamas massacres of Israelis last year. (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images)