Forty years of despair

Forty years on, the six-day war that dramatically reshaped the Middle East in 1967 still scars the region, deeply affecting the lives of Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbours. A series of demonstrations and exhibitions in Israel and the occupied West Bank will this week protest against the 40 years of Israeli occupation that human rights groups say have plunged the Palestinians into unprecedented poverty.

Forty years on, the six-day war that dramatically reshaped the Middle East in 1967 still scars the region, deeply affecting the lives of Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbours. A series of demonstrations and exhibitions in Israel and the occupied West Bank will this week protest against the 40 years of Israeli occupation that human rights groups say have plunged the Palestinians into unprecedented poverty.