65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jews and Arabs march together in a procession carrying plaques bearing the names of the victims of the Deir Yassin Massacre, under tight police protection, to the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel, disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel (C), disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Zochrot (Remembering), an NGO seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), organize a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, exactly 65 years after the massacre. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Yussef Asad Radwan, Abu-Haled, born 1939 in Deir Yassin, points to a structure remaining of the village which was his childhood home until 1948 when the village was invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

A field of rubble, serving as evidence of destruction, leads to one of the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village of Deir Yassin, invaded and destroyed by Jewish underground fighters. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Yussef Asad Radwan, Abu-Haled, born 1939 in Deir Yassin, points to a structure remaining of the village which was his childhood home until 1948 when the village was invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Yussef Asad Radwan, Abu-Haled, born 1939 in Deir Yassin, points to a structure remaining of the village which was his childhood home until 1948 when the village was invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Eitan (R), a founder of Zochrot (Remembering), an NGO seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), bestows a gift to Yussef Asad Radwan (L), for taking part in a commemoration procession for the Deir Yassin Massacre. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jews and Arabs march together in a procession carrying plaques bearing the names of the victims of the Deir Yassin Massacre, under tight police protection, to the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Yussef Asad Radwan, Abu-Haled (C), born 1939 in Deir Yassin, stands before a structure which served as his elementary school until 1948 when the village was invaded and destroyed. Today the structure serves as a Chabad Jewish religious center. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jews and Arabs march together in a procession carrying plaques bearing the names of the victims of the Deir Yassin Massacre, under tight police protection, to the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel (C), disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jews and Arabs march together in a procession carrying plaques bearing the names of the victims of the Deir Yassin Massacre, under tight police protection, to the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Zochrot (Remembering), an NGO seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), organize a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, exactly 65 years after the massacre. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

An Arabic inscription above the doorway of a structure remaining from the village of Deir Yassin, invaded and destroyed in 1948. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel, disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel, disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel, disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Ayelet Ofir, daughter of a 1948 Irgun fighter who took part in the Deir Yassin invasion, speaks of growing up in the shadow of accusations and guilt. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Zochrot (Remembering), an NGO seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), organize a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, exactly 65 years after the massacre. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Yussef Asad Radwan, Abu-Haled (C), born 1939 in Deir Yassin, stands before a structure which served as his elementary school until 1948 when the village was invaded and destroyed. Today the structure serves as a Chabad Jewish religious center. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jewish right-wing activists, lead by Baruch Marzel, disrupt a commemoration procession through the historical village of Deir Yassin, organized by Zochrot (Remembering), seeking to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.

65 year commemoration of the Deir Yassin Massacre in Jerusalem

Jews and Arabs march together in a procession carrying plaques bearing the names of the victims of the Deir Yassin Massacre, under tight police protection, to the few remaining structures of the 1948 Arab village invaded and destroyed. Jerusalem, Israel. 9-Apr-2013. Deir Yassin, a pre-1948 Arab village adjacent to Jerusalem with a population of about 600, was invaded by paramilitaries from the Jewish Irgun and Lehi groups on April 9, 1948 and around 115 villagers were massacred.