Around 5,400 people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to show their support for Palestinians and mark Nakba Day earlier this week, German police said. They had initially expected some 2,000 people to commemorate the Nakba, also known as the Palestinian Catastrophe, comprising the destruction of Palestinian society and homeland in 1948 and permanent displacement of a majority of the Palestinian people. Palestinians mark Nakba Day on May 15 every year. Some 500 officers were deployed. Some people threw firecrackers towards officers, a police spokeswoman said. The organizers told participants to ref…