The Israeli
government is trying to expand Greater Jerusalem. In order to do
this, they want to build settlements on the land around Abu Dis where nomadic Bedouins currently live. They plan to move the Bedouin
community onto Palestinian land. The local community of Abu Dis came
together to protest against this - showing solidarity to the Bedouins
and protecting their land.
Activists gathered
and were met by a land surveyor accompanied by young Israeli
soldiers. One of them, a girl, nervously avoided eye contact as she
gripped her gun and faced the crowd. Her silk blond hair was tucked
into her helmet and on her ears, pearl studs caught the sun.
'One, two, three,
four, occupation no more! Five, six, seven, eight, Israel is a fascist state!'. The Palestinians chanted and waved flags. After
about an hour the soldiers and the surveyor left and the protestors
celebrated their small success.
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