Thousands march in Bethlehem to mark Independence Day

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Sunday 16 Nov 2014 - 09:27 Makkah mean time-23-1-1436 Bethlehem (IINA) – Thousands marched in the streets of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday to mark Palestinian Independence Day and the 10th anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death, Ma’an news agency reported. Palestinians marched through the main streets of the city waving Palestinian and Fatah flags. The march went from the governmental compound near Duheisha refugee camp past the city's central Fatah office and then onward to the Nativity Church in the historic center. The celebrations came on the 26th anniversary of the Palestinian declaration of independence, signed by the Palestinian National Council on 15 November 1988. In the document, Palestinian leaders led by Arafat, declared the existence of a State of Palestine inside the 1967 borders and the State's belief "in the settlement of international and regional disputes by peaceful means in accordance with the charter and resolutions of the United Nations." AB/IINA