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Activists continue to target the infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank

23rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Bethlehem , Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Palestinians and International activists held a brief demonstration outside the gates of an Israeli military base near Herodium mountain, east of Bethlehem. The activists stood outside the gates with Palestinian flags and shouted to the soldiers inside that the base was built illegally on Palestinian land. The demonstration also intended to highlight the illegal Israeli settlements nearby.

Stun grenades are thrown at demonstrators outside an Israeli military base

Stun grenades are thrown at demonstrators outside an Israeli military base

Soldiers threw stun grenades at the peaceful demonstrators and used tear gas to disperse the journalists who had gathered to document the demonstration. Demonstrators also hung Palestinian flags from a nearby military outpost.

This demonstration was part of a series of actions targeting the infrastructure of the Israeli occupation including checkpoints, military bases and watchtowers which are all obstacles to peace in the occupied territories.

A Palestinian flag is hung from an Israeli outpost

A Palestinian flag is hung from an Israeli outpost

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