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West Bank Settler: I'd Sacrifice for Peace Again

By Matthew KalmanSep 7th 2010 – 11:02AM
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David Silverman, Getty Images

TEKOA, West Bank (Sept. 7) -- From his kitchen window in this West Bank settlement south of Bethlehem, Seth Mandell enjoys a spectacular view across the rolling biblical landscape of the Judean desert toward 2,000-year-old Herodion, the stunning hilltop palace and tomb of King Herod. If the peace talks launched in...

The Making of the West Bank's 'Avatar' Protest

By Carl FranzenFeb 12th 2010 – 7:12PM
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Getty Images

(Feb. 12) – The conflict in the Middle East took on an especially cinematic quality Friday, when activists representing a small Palestinian village dressed up like the oppressed aliens from the blockbuster movie "Avatar" before staging a demonstration in front of the Israeli West Bank barrier. "When people around...

West Bank barrier News From the Web

  • 06/28/11 Blank on the West Bank Barrier & Legality Source: Legal Theory The Legality and Materiality of the Israel/Palestine Separation Barrier (Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 309-343, 2011) on SSRN.
  • 06/27/11 West Bank barrier coming down Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank barrier near a village that has come to symbolize Palestinian opposition to the enclosure, the military said.

Background on West Bank barrier

The Israeli West Bank barrier is a separation barrier (see "Names of the barrier") being constructed by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank.

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