▁had ▁since ▁been ▁end ors ed ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁Ham as , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁major ▁fa ctions ▁in ▁Gaz a . ▁Origin ally ▁planned ▁to ▁last ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁( Land ▁Day ) ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁( N ak ba ▁Day ) ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁campaign ▁had ▁continued ▁since . ▁Initial ly , ▁five ▁tent ▁cam ps ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁were ▁to ▁remain ▁there ▁throughout ▁the ▁campaign . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁event ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁thirty ▁thousand ▁Palest ini ans ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁protest . ▁Compar atively ▁larger ▁protest s ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁Frid ays , ▁ 6 ▁April , ▁ 1 3 ▁April , ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁ 2 7 ▁April , ▁ 4 ▁May , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁May — each ▁of ▁which ▁involved ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁demonstr ators — while ▁smaller ▁numbers ▁attend ▁activities ▁during ▁the ▁week . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁demonstr ators ▁at ▁the ▁tent ▁cam ps ▁hundreds ▁of ▁metres ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁demonstrated ▁peace fully , ▁and ▁Peter ▁C amm ack , ▁a ▁fellow ▁with ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁International ▁Peace ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁march ▁indicated ▁a ▁new ▁tr end ▁in ▁Palest in ian ▁society ▁and ▁Ham as , ▁with ▁a ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁violence ▁towards ▁non - vi ol ent ▁forms ▁of ▁protest . ▁Nevertheless