Palestinians stage tent protest
ramallah: Palestinians pitched a protest camp yesterday on the site of a contested Jewish settlement, in an act of defiance as US President Barack Obama began a visit.
Israel’s plan to build in a strip of West Bank land outside Jerusalem called E1 has sparked a major international backlash, with experts saying it could wipe out hopes for the establishment of a viable Palestinian state.
Around 200 Palestinians erected some 15 tents on the controversial site to send a “message to Obama to tell him: Obama — enough with bias and support for Israel,” said one of the organisers, Abdullah Abu Rahma.
AFP
