Al-Nakba Comemoration: Palestine, 60 Years of Ethnic Cleansing  1948 – 2008 Where:  Washington, DC  On the National Mall. West of the Reflecting Pool in view of the U.S. Capitol, Jefferson Dr SW and 3rd St SW When: Saturday May 17th, 2008   Time:  2:00 PM – 4:00 PM As Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinians worldwide commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba "the catastrophe": The expulsion and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land, and the destruction of their villages in 1948.