The Palestine Telegraph
Sunday, 27 February 2011 08:20 Samar Mohaisen
West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)- A number of Palestinians participated yesterday in the weekly anti-wall rally in the village of Bait Ummer protesting the United States veto of a UN resolution condemning Israeli’s expansion of illegal settlements on the Palestinian territories .
Local sources told that Palestinian residents of the West Bank believe that the US veto will allow Israeli authorities to expand their settlements by destroying more houses and farmlands belong to Palestinian citizens as well as obstacle the peace process in the region.
Protestors also confirmed their struggle against Israeli policy to seize more Palestinian lands, sources added.
Mohammed Awad, anti-wall committee spokesman, said that dozens of settlers attempted to prevent citizens and solidarity movements who involved in that non-violent rally access to the lands near Tsur settlement in Bait Ummer, northern Hebron.
Many Palestinian villages of the West Bank are subject to Israeli frequent attacks since most of them were demolished and vandalized by Israeli bulldozers and troops to serve their political purposes. Most of the brutal attacks carried by Jewish settlers.
It’s noteworthy that Israeli army regularly responded to such peaceful rallies by firing rubber bullets and gas bombs to disperse demonstrators who try to defend their legislative rights.
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