Viewfinder: Land Day in Gaza

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Updated:: Jan 9, 2018
Original:: Mar 31, 2017

Palestinians rally for Land Day, which marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations, near the Israeli border on March 30th, 2017. (Photo: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images)

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with congenital amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City on July 5th, 2017. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with congenital amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City on July 5th, 2017.

Performers carry a giant graffiti ball during the opening Mass of the Kirchentag (Church Day) festival in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, on May 24th, 2017.

Performers carry a giant graffiti ball during the opening Mass of the Kirchentag (Church Day) festival in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, on May 24th, 2017.

People wait on the Lincoln Memorial for fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

People wait on the Lincoln Memorial for fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

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A woman celebrates the World Day of Laziness in Itagui, Colombia, on August 20th, 2017.

A woman celebrates the World Day of Laziness in Itagui, Colombia, on August 20th, 2017.

A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29th, 2017.

A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery on May 29th, 2017.