There have been angry scenes as Israel’s Arab minority and Palestinians staged annual ‘Land Day’ demonstrations.<br /><br /> The March 30 event commemorates the killing by security forces of six Arabs in 1976 during protests over government land confiscations in northern Israel.<br /><br /> In the West Bank violence broke out at the rallies.<br /><br /> Amid clashes with Israeli security forces at the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus, Palestinians said several protesters suffered the effects of smoke inhalation.<br /><br /> Tension has been particularly high between Israel and the Palestinians since peace talks collapsed in April last year.<br /><br /> April 2015 is also a landmark month. It will see the Palestinians formally join the International Criminal Court – a move they hope will see proceedings launched against the Israelis.
