Tuesday, 03 July 2012 07:08
‘For consecutive days protests by Palestinians in Ramallah have been broken up with violence by Palestinian Authority security forces.
On saturday, Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank came together in Ramallah to protest the scheduled meeting of P.A. president, Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli cabinet member without portfolio and Vice Prime Minister, Shaul Mofaz. Activists were clear to state that they objected to Mofaz, a man accused of war crimes against the Palestinian people, being received in Ramallah and wanted the meeting cancelled.
The first protest, on Saturday, was initially calm although activists on the ground reported that the police force quickly escalated to violence. Several protestors were detained and allegedly beaten during custody, including accredited journalists covering the demonstration. As a result four protestors had to be taken to hospital for treatment, as was journalist Mohammed Jaradat.’
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