Hundreds march through Nazareth to mark International Workers’ Day, including several members of the Joint List.
Photos and text: Maria Zreik / Activestills
Hundreds of people gathered in Nazareth on Saturday morning to take part in a May Day march. As well as marking International Workers’ Day, demonstrators also marched against the occupation and the Israeli government’s repression of Palestinians.
Demonstrators take part in a May Day march, Nazareth, April 29, 2017. (Maria Zreik/Activestills)
The demonstration also called for justice and peace, and for workers’ rights.
Several Joint List MKs were among the marchers, including party head Ayman Oden, Aida Touma-Suleiman and Yousef Jabareen.
Demonstrators take part in a May Day march, Nazareth, April 29, 2017. (Maria Zreik/Activestills)
The march ended around midday, and was followed by speeches and the singing of a Communist anthem by youth members of the Communist Party.
Demonstrators take part in a May Day march, Nazareth, April 29, 2017. (Maria Zreik/Activestills)
Some May Day events have taken place early this year, due to Memorial Day in Israel — which is scheduled according to the Hebrew calendar — falling on May 1.
A display referring to the ‘Kaminitz Law,’ which would see the Israeli government step up demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures built without permits, at the May Day march in Nazareth, April 29, 2017. (Maria Zreik/Activestills)
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