A Palestinian man puts up the national flag as some 15 people occupy the shell of a house being built for Jewish settlers
Date: 07-06-2006
Agency: AFP
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A Palestinian man puts up the national flag as some 15 people occupy the shell of a house being built for Jewish settlers, as they protest Israel's controversial West Bank separation barrier 06 July 2006, which runs through their occupied West Bank village of Bilin. Three families, or around 15 people, from the near by village of Bilin occupied the home currently under construction in Modiin Ilit, built on their village land, said Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, who coordinates protests against the barrier. Israel justifies the massive sprawl of electric fencing, barbed wire and concrete wall snaking across the West Bank as vital to stop potential attackers from infiltrating the country and Jewish settlements. The Palestinians condemn the wall as an attempt to grab land and undermine the viability of their promised future state. The UN International Court of Justice issued a non-binding ruling in 2004 that parts of the barrier in the West Bank were illegal and should be removed. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI(AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)
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