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Saturday, February 13, 2010

The Israeli military detains two civilians at the Nil‘in weekly protest

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A Palestinian teen and an Israeli supporter were detained by Israeli soldiers during an anti-wall protest at the village of Nil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

The villagers gathered at the lands near the Israeli built wall and held the midday Friday prayers.

... villagers along with their international and Israeli supporters marched towards the gate of the wall separating villagers from their lands.

The protest ended when clashes broke out between local youth and Israeli soldiers. During the clashes Israeli troops detained a local boy and an Israeli supporter.

Troops attacked the village and chased local youths; no injuries were reported.  Full story
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