Um Salamunah near Bethlehem protest the Wall
Friday June 20, 2008 14:38
by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News
Scores of Palestinian villagers from Um Salamunah, located near Bethlehem city protested on Friday morning the illegal Israeli wall being built on the village land.
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The villagers supported by international and Israeli peace activists marched towereds the near by settlers road.
As soon as the protesters arrived to the settlers' road, troops blocked it using barbed-wire , speeches were delivered by the organizers calling for the removal of the illegal wall.
Later a group of protester tried to remove the military blockade, soldiers stopped them and detained two Israeli activists for 30 mints then released them.
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