An Israeli soldiers stands with a metal tear gas canister in his hand. He looks on as Palestinian protesters in front of him (not seens) protest the land confiscation in the West Bank neighourhood of Bir'ona. Palestinians from all religious backgrounds, including Eastern Christian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim came together on Sunday to protest Israeli land confiscations in Bir'ona, a suburb of the West Bank city of Beit Jala. The land in question belongs to the Church, and even though an Israeli High Court decision ruled that other routes must be found for the cement barrier, a July 20
An Israeli soldiers stands with a metal tear gas canister in his hand. He looks on as Palestinian protesters in front of him (not seens) protest the land confiscation in the West Bank neighourhood of Bir'ona. Palestinians from all religious backgrounds, including Eastern Christian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim came together on Sunday to protest Israeli land confiscations in Bir’ona, a suburb of the West Bank city of Beit Jala. The land in question belongs to the Church, and even though an Israeli High Court decision ruled that other routes must be found for the cement barrier, a July 2015 decision by the Israeli High Court overturned the ruling. Israeli bull dozers have already razed olive trees. Israeli soldiers were stationed in Bir’ona, waiting for protesters. The soldiers fired tear gas at protesters, some of whom were members of the clergy. The case garnered worldwide attention since the cement barrier will separate Christian Palestinians from their olive groves and cut much of the church land, including a monastery into two halves, making one half inaccessible as it will be in Israel proper, in which Palestinians have no permission to go to. (Photo by Anna Ferensowicz/ Pacific Press)
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