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Ramallah protesters attacked by Palestinian Authority police (photos)

Monday, July 2, 2012

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Benjamin Gottlieb was published by The Washington Post on 1 July 2012.

"Ramallah protesters attacked by Palestinian Authority police (photos)"

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Palestinian Authority police employed brute force to break up a second day of protesting in Ramallah on Sunday, with activists and eyewitnesses claiming police assaulted both male and female protesters with batons and chains, the Jerusalem Post reported.

At least seven people were injured in the clashes, according to Ma’an News Agency – an independent media group based in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Police also arrested seven protesters in Ramallah and two journalists, and attacked Reuters’ photographer Saed al-Hawari.

Demonstrations first erupted in Ramallah on Saturday over the announcement of a planned meeting between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz, the current chairman of Israel’s centrist Kadima Party.

The meet-up – which would be the first official face-to-face meeting between top-level Israeli and Palestinian officials since 2010 – has since been postponed, according to the Associated Press.

Check here to see images and reactions on the ground in Ramallah.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund.

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