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Palestinian demonstrators protest against the separation fence in the West Bank village of Bil'in on Friday. (AP)
Last update - 18:39 26/12/2008
Palestinian 'Santas' do battle with Israeli security forces over West Bank fence
By Haaretz Service
Tags: West Bank, Palestinians 

As they do almost every week, Palestinians staged violent demonstrations on Friday against the route of the West Bank separation fence in the town of Bil'in and Na'alin, both of which lie near Ramallah.

To honor Christmas, some 50 Palestinians, a few of whom were decked out in Santa Claus outfits, hurled stones at Israeli security forces in Bil'in on Friday, who sought to disperse the crowd with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets.

In Na'alin, where 200 Palestinians and leftist activists took part in demonstrations on Friday, stones and Molotov cocktails were thrown at Israeli security personnel. Nobody was reported injured.
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Army Radio reported that dozens of young Likud supporters led by MK Gilad Erdan arrived in Na'alin to express their support for the Israeli soldiers working to quiet the mob.
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  2.   US Interstate 10.. 19:55  |  not You 26/12/08
  3.   ``Santa`s Little Helpers`` 20:52  |  Gil 26/12/08
  4.   Pathetic stone throwing barbarians 21:19  |  Tony 26/12/08
  5.   ELABORATE SANTA SUITS 21:28  |  Mona 26/12/08
  6.   Remove those apartheid walls. 21:42  |  Antonio da Silva 26/12/08
  7.   Santa`s stone gift for the Israelis 22:22  |  Abas 26/12/08
  8.   Irony is dead over there 22:45  |  Aphemia 26/12/08
  9.   Santa is tarnished bu thugs 23:11  |  Connie 26/12/08
  10.   5 da Silva Tell the Pals to first stop their suicide bombing 23:11  |  Rob 26/12/08
  11.   antonio da silva 23:38  |  scallywag 26/12/08
  12.   walls keep out suiciders 23:43  |  Lynn 26/12/08
  13.   not You - A Major Difference 23:44  |  Mark of Lewiston 26/12/08
  14.   too weird! wtf? 23:58  |  T 26/12/08
  15.   # 5 Antonio. We will do that as soon as you assure us 23:59  |  Joshua 26/12/08
  16.   de Silva 00:12  |  Frank Mazuca 27/12/08
  17.   #5 hard to build 00:15  |  Rab Burns 27/12/08
  18.   to 5 00:30  |  absolutely Right 27/12/08
  19.   Peace House vs. West Bank fence 00:41  |  howiej 27/12/08
  20.   Santa`s claws with stones and Molotov cocktails... 00:45  |  Michael J 27/12/08
  21.   to #5 00:57  |  Rob 27/12/08
  22.   Pal Santa`s throwing Molotov Cocktails? 01:15  |  Rob 27/12/08
  23.   bil`in 02:27  |  Job Polak 27/12/08
  24.   keep the wall 03:33  |  protect your people 27/12/08
  25.   santa suits they have money for? 04:57  |  Levi 27/12/08
  26.   not You - A Major Difference - 2nd try 05:50  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/12/08
  27.   Arabs` New Pantheon of Heroes 06:21  |  utagawa 27/12/08
  28.   Info needed on why they protest 06:37  |  Mick 27/12/08
  29.   conserving water in the desert 07:11  |  Capt Ahab 27/12/08
  30.   Santa should take a chillpill 07:20  |  utagawa 27/12/08
  31.   Better Rocks Than Bullets 07:55  |  Baruch Gold 27/12/08
  32.   What would the reaction be if Christians dressed up Muhamad and 08:07  |  Samir Khoury 27/12/08
  33.   Christian support from around the world - Mona 08:09  |  Palestinian Brit 27/12/08
  34.   Rob in London 08:18  |  Palestinian Brit 27/12/08
  35.   Palestinian Brit (#33) Do they support also Santa throwing stones 13:31  |  Gil 27/12/08
  36.   Pals showing contempt to Christian traditions 13:33  |  Alicia 27/12/08
  37.   Will the Christians still support these mockers of Christianity? 13:36  |  Alicia 27/12/08
  38.   To "honour" Christmas Pal-Santas HURL STONES! 13:39  |  no sense 27/12/08
  39.   #36, #37 01:37  |  RAK 28/12/08
  40.   Bombings 02:13  |  John in USA 28/12/08
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