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World Newsletter: Weekly quiz May 21-22

Here's a weekly quiz specially designed for subscribers to our free daily World Editor's Picks newsletter.

4. Last weekend, tens of thousands of Palestinians and their supporters protested on Israel’s borders. Why?

Palestinians and their supporters were commemorating what they refer to as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, of Israel’s independence, which resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The protests brought the Arab Spring to Israel’s doorstep for the first time.

Ali Jarekji/Reuters
A boy covers his ears during a "Nakba" protest outside the UN office in Amman, Jordan, on May 15.

They want to be allowed into Israel so they can enjoy a higher standard of living there.

Israel is building a tall concrete fence along the Lebanese border to keep out Hezbollah.

They see the creation of the Israeli state, 63 years ago this month, as a “catastrophe.”

They want Israel to help them fight President Assad in Syria.
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