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Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp, in the West Bank near Jerusalem May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Demonstrators burn an Israeli flag near the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking the Palestinian 'nakba,' or 'catastrophe', day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo)

An Israeli soldier takes position along the border fence between Israel and Syria after Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 approached the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A Palestinians flag hangs on the border fence, unseen, between Israel and Syria after Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 approached the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp, in the West Bank near Jerusalem May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Ammar Awad

A Palestinian demonstrator tries to cut the frontier fence during a protest in Maroun al-Rass at the edge with the Israeli border in south Lebanon May 15, 2011. The Lebanese army said on Sunday Israeli soldiers fired in the direction of a gathering at the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras, killing 10 people and wounding 112. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Israeli troops take positions along the border fence between Israel and Syria after Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 approached the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Druze men wave Palestinians and Syrian flags as they stand near the border fence between Israel and Syria as Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 leave the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli soldier and an undercover police officer detain a Palestinian protester during clashes at Qalandiya checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Mohamad Torokman

A Druze man waves a Syrian flag as they and others stand near the border fence between Israel and Syria as Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 leave the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Druze men wave Palestinians flags as they stand near the border fence between Israel and Syria as Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 approach the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Height , Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Druze spectators stand on a roof as they watch Syrian protesters making their way back to Syria, after they crossed into Israel during a demonstration marking "Nakba", on the border between Syria and Israel in the village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Nir Elias

Israeli soldiers search a house on village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on the border between Israel and Syria after Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948 approached the Majdal Shams, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving several people dead and dozens wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their defeat at Israel's hands in 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli officer shouts at a Palestinian demonstrator holding a rock during a protest in Maroun al-Rass near the Israeli border in south Lebanon May 15, 2011. The Lebanese army said on Sunday Israeli soldiers fired in the direction of a gathering at the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras, killing 10 people and wounding 112. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Ali Hashisho

A Palestinian immigran who lives in Bulgaria shouts anti-Israeli slogans holding a Palestinian flag during a protest march in support of the international initiative for the right of refugees to return to Palestinian, in Sofia, Sunday, May 15, 2011. The 'Return march' claim the international community is responsible for failing to help the Palestinian refugees return to their homeland, and described the expulsion of the Palestinians from their homeland at the hands of the Israeli occupation as the 'crime of our time', urging the international community to protect the march and to secure the return of the refugees to their homeland. (AP Photo)

Palestinian immigrants who live in Bulgaria shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest march in support of the international initiative for the right of refugees to return to Palestinian, in Sofia, Sunday, May 15, 2011. The 'Return march' claim the international community is responsible for failing to help the Palestinian refugees return to their homeland, and described the expulsion of the Palestinians from their homeland at the hands of the Israeli occupation as the 'crime of our time', urging the international community to protect the march and to secure the return of the refugees to their homeland. (AP Photo)

Palestinians carry Palestinian flags as they arrive near the Lebanese-Israeli border during a rally marking 'nakba,' or 'catastrophe,' the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Two Lebanese security officials say four people in Lebanon were killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters who approached the border with Israel. The Arabic writing reads:' Iran's garden.' (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

A Palestinian demonstrator gestures the "V" sign in front of Israeli soldiers in Maroun al-Rass near the Israeli border in south Lebanon May 15, 2011. The Lebanese army said on Sunday Israeli soldiers fired in the direction of a gathering at the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras, killing 10 people and wounding 112. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the "Nakba", or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Syrian protesters, who crossed the border into Israel during a demonstration marking "Nakba", wave Palestinian flags near a statue in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Nir Elias

Israeli soldiers stand guard as Syrian protesters make their way back to Syria after they crossed into Israel during a demonstration marking "Nakba" on the border between Syria and Israel, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot Palestinian protesters who surged towards its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing up to 13 people on the day Palestinians mourn the creation of the state of Israel. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Nir Elias

Arab demonstrators use a makeshift stretcher to carry the lifeless body of an unidentified man killed as protestors from Syria tried to approach the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, between Syria and Israel during a rally marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948, Sunday, May 15, 2011. The Israeli military said thousands of protesters approached Syria's border with the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. It said hundreds of people burst through the border, and soldiers opened fire to stop them. Dozens were wounded and some were reported killed. (AP Photo/Yaron Kaminsky)

A Syrian protester waves a flag after crossing the border fence between Syria and Israel during a demonstration marking "Nakba" near the northern Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Gil Eliyahu/JINI

Syrian protesters run away from a smoke grenade fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration marking "Nakba" on the border between Syria and Israel near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Nir Elias

Syrian protesters throw stones at an Israeli army vehicle during a demonstration marking "Nakba" on the border between Israel and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights May 15, 2011. Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. Reuters/Gil Eliyahu/JINI

The Arab Revolution of 2011