West Bank – Palestinians Display Weapons Of Protest

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    In this combination of photos made from twelve photos taken on June 11 and June 13, 2012, Palestinian stone throwers pose for portraits in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah. Seven men agreed to pose for a series of twelve portraits. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)West Bank – One clutched stones behind his back, another extended a sling shot. A third man appeared wrapped in a Palestinian flag. All were masked.

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    The seven Palestinians gathered in a home in the West Bank village of Bilin displayed their improvised weapons of protest as Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Oded Balilty snapped their portraits against a black backdrop.

    One muscled young man hoisted a tire like those burned in hastily thrown-up roadblocks. Another covered his face with a plastic bag like those worn by protesters for protection against tear gas. A third wore a gas mask.

    All concealed their identities with checkered kaffiyehs, black masks or, in one case, a balaclava printed with a Palestinian flag and the words “Popular Resistance” in Arabic. The images provide a rare look at the Palestinian stone throwers normally seen in the streets in action against Israeli soldiers.

    While they are viewed as symbols of resistance and even heroes by many Palestinians, stones can kill, and the Israeli army notes that hundreds of soldiers have been injured by Palestinian stone throwers.

    In this combination of photos made from six photos taken on June 11 and June 13, 2012, Palestinian stone throwers pose for portraits in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah. The stone throwers are among a group of seven men who agreed to pose for a series of twelve portraits, six of which are represented here. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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    Tardis
    Tardis
    11 years ago

    Israel should publish correspoding pictures of 12 israelis injured or killed by these 12 types of weapons.

    11 years ago

    I like the bag one , they should all use that : )

    BoruchN
    BoruchN
    11 years ago

    All these 12, if apprehended, should be tried and executed.
    ‘The 7 Noahide Laws.’

    vitriol
    vitriol
    11 years ago

    They know not what they are protesting even just know to protest. The Satan needs willing helpers that is what this is all about.