CLEVELAND — Demonstrators gathered Monday to commemorate what's known as Land Day by Palestinian supporters. 

What You Need To Know

  • Nearly 100 protesters commemorated Land Day in downtown Cleveland

  • Land Day honors the lives of six people lost on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israel’s confiscation of 5,000 acres of land in Galilee

  • The commemoration is held across the globe

They got together in hopes of bringing new attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and conflict with Israel.

Nearly 100 people showed up in downtown Cleveland for a protest Monday evening.

“We really want to tell people that all Palestinians are trying to do is return to their homes. Part of the displacement of Palestinians is fragmenting them from their land, which is part of their culture and part of their national identity,” said Noelle Naser, organizer, Palestinian youth movement.

One of the organizers said she wanted to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Land Day honors the lives of six people lost on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israel’s confiscation of 5,000 acres of land in galilee. 

The protests turned violent and six Palestinian demonstrators were killed. Their deaths are marked each year with a day of demonstrations signifying resistance against Palestinian land loss and oppression.

“It's important for us, especially as the genocide in Palestine, specifically in Gaza, has continued and resumed to be out here in solidarity and showing that we actually have a voice here in Cleveland … and that we are able to make a tangible change,” said Chance Zureb, protester with the Palestinian youth movement.

The Palestinian Youth Movement is organized the event but Land Day commemorations take place all over the world.

Traditionally held on March 30, it was held on Monday because people and families were celebrating the end of Ramadan over the weekend.