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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Protest Continues in al-Ma'sara

IMEMC
Following midday prayers, the villagers of al-Ma’sara marched, in their weekly tradition, towards the construction site of the separation wall, that annexes them from their farmlands.

The villagers were joined by Israeli and international supporters, carrying banners and singing slogans calling for a peaceful end to the ongoing occupation. The march was also joined by a delegation from the Anti Apartheid Conference being held in Bethlehem, carrying a large banner calling for the boycott of Israel.

The barbed wire fence that prevents the protestors from reaching the construction site had been moved further towards the village, this week, and local sources also reported that the policy of placing troops on roof tops along the route of the protest continued...   Full story
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