▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁protest ers ▁acted ▁non vi ol ently ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁and ▁ 6 ▁April . ▁Protest ▁cam ps ▁are ▁set ▁up ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁border . ▁Protest ▁actions ▁near ▁the ▁cam ps ▁have ▁been ▁large , ▁diverse ▁in ▁participation , ▁and ▁peace ful . ▁protest ers ▁at ▁the ▁cam ps ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁sit - in ▁protest ▁organized ▁around ▁their ▁t ents . ▁Each ▁tent ▁is ▁l abeled ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁or ▁village ▁from ▁which ▁its ▁occup ants ▁were ▁exp elled . ▁On ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁protest ▁days , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁primarily ▁young ▁men ▁have ▁approached ▁or ▁entered ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 - met re ▁ex clusion ▁zone ▁declared ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁forces , ▁thrown ▁stones , ▁hur led ▁Mol ot ov ▁co ck t ails , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁plant ▁Palest in ian ▁flags . ▁A ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁account ▁describes ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁approaching ▁the ▁f ence ▁as ▁" a ▁powerful ▁statement ▁of ▁def iance , ▁bra very ▁and ▁national ▁pride " ▁among ▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁Palest in ian ▁protest ers ▁have ▁used ▁burning ▁t ires ▁to ▁ob struct ▁the ▁sight lines ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁T - sh ir ts ▁and ▁mask s ▁to ▁protect ▁themselves ▁from ▁te ar ▁gas . ▁Palest ini ans ▁ere cted ▁ear then ▁emb ank ments ▁near ▁the ▁ ▁mark ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁shield ▁those ▁further ▁away ▁from ▁Isra eli ▁fire . ▁T ent ▁enc amp ments ▁allow ▁protest