Israeli Army attacks peaceful Anti-Wall protest near Bethlehem
Friday December 14, 2007 15:07
by Najeeb Farraj - IMEMC News

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Committee against the Wall organized a protest on Friday in the village of al Maa'sarah celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the PFLP and challenging the construction of the Israeli Annexation Wall on the village lands.

The protestors took to the streets of the village, carrying with them Palestinian flags and banners that denounced the construction of the Wall, and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the area.
The villagers marched to the construction site on the village lands where the Israeli soldiers who were deployed at the site attacked them with batons and rifle butts, no serious injuries were reported.
Translated by Manar Jibrin-IMEMC News