Palestinians protests against the Israeli army closer of their old city in Hebron

Thursday May 17, 2007 14:31 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Scores of Palestinians took to the streets, on Thursday midday, in the old part of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank, demanding the Israeli army to remove the road blocks that keep Palestinians way from their homes.

The Israeli army has installed a network of military watchtowers and road blocks in the old city of Hebron near the illegal settlements, which are originally Palestinian homes that the settlers and the army took by force from their Palestinian owners.

Today the local community in the old city protested, the action took place near on of the military roadblocks, the protesters chanted anti apartheid and military occupation slogans and also held a sign that said "no Peace with settlements".

The Palestinian organizers told media sources that the action today will be part of a campaign organized by the popular committee in the city against settlements and the wall, before leaving the protesters promised the soldiers to come back next week and held another action.

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