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Last update - 22:37 11/06/2008 Border policeman lightly hurt at anti-fence rally By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Border Patrol, Israel  A border policeman was lightly wounded on Wednesday when he was hit by a rock thrown by a demonstrator at a protest held in the West Bank town of Na'alin against the nearby Separation Fence. The protest was attended by Palestinian and Israeli left-wing activists, as well as many activists who came from abroad. Last week, hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli peace activists gathered in a similar protest in Na'alin. According to the demonstrators, Border Police troops who arrived on the scene fired tear gas and rubber-tipped bullets at them, wounding 16 people, including four who were taken to a Ramallah hospital for medical treatment. Advertisement An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said that after the protesters entered the closed military zone and threw stones at the stationed Border Police troops, they took action to disburse the demonstration and arrested two of the activists. Last Friday, the vice president of the European parliament, an Italian judge and a Northern Irish Nobel Peace prize laureate were among five people injured at Friday's weekly demonstration in Bil'in against the separation fence. The three dignitaries - Giulio Toscano, Luisa Morgantini and Mairead Corrigan Maguire - were visiting the Palestinian village as part of a three-day international conference on non-violent resistance, which ended Friday. The other two casualties in the clashes between protesters and security forces were Palestinians. The incident occurred after the dignitaries arrived to observe the site where the barrier is being constructed. Their party included Palestinian leaders Jibril Rajoub and Mustafa Barghouti, as well as other Palestinian and Israeli anti-fence activists. A United Left statement said that a soccer match between two groups of protesters was "interrupted by tear gas fired by the Israeli army." Yonatan Pollak, one of the Israeli activists there, said security forces began firing tear gas for no reason, and that the protesters had not provoked them. An army spokesman responded, "Demonstrators threw rocks at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas." Related Articles: European dignitaries injured in Bil'in Two Israelis wounded in clashes with IDF at anti-fence protest Court orders state to alter West Bank separation fence route at Bil'in Bookmark to del.icio.us   Knowing when to fold Ehud Olmert tells Kadima to begin preparations for party primaries. Time for vegetarianism? Kosher meat prices in the U.S. are likely to soar after a raid on an Iowa plant.   1.   What Security Reason 19:19  |  Mark of Lewiston 11/06/08   2.   OF COURSE IT`S ISRAEL`S FAULT AGAIN,WHAT ELSE IS NEW 21:37  |  HAL TRIPP 11/06/08   3.   They`re lucky they dont come up against 01:38  |  Free Gilad Shalit 12/06/08

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