Saturday, April 10, 2010

Internationals detained at East Jerusalem rally

Ma'an – Four international peace activists were detained in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, during a protest supporting Palestinian families who were evicted from their homes and replaced by Israeli settlers.

Photographer Mustafa Abu Turk told Ma'an that Israeli forces assaulted photojournalists in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah "in an attempt to prevent us from doing our jobs."

..... "Israeli forces attacked protesters and used force to to keep them from approaching their confiscated homes."  Full story