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Marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, today, Palestinians tore down a section of the Apartheid Wall![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Department of Defence and CRH are complicit in the building of the Wall I'm happy to report that, today, on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinians ably assisted by Israeli activists and "internationals" tore down a section of the obscenity called the Apartheid Wall near the IOF checkpoint of Qalandiya outside Ramallah in the West Bank. giving a much needed fillip to Palestinian morale and people of good conscience around the world. The action was noteworthy for its meticulous planning and execution which ensured jubilant success. Before two ladders were brought to the ill-fitted slab (selected thus for its vulnerability) agile activists had already scaled it, a heavy duty strap was threaded through the eye of the concrete segment, coupled to a 3 tonne truck and then hauled to the ground, the joy was palpable once the wall was breached, then activists accompanied by some obnoxiously pushy mainstream press poured through to temporarily reclaim their stolen land with planted Palestinian flags and proclamations of: "We are going to Jerusalem," tyres were lit and some stand-alone segments were scaled to more jubilitation and infectious joy, after a slow response, the IOF announced their presence with a fusillade of tear gas grenades and aggression, a fast retreat to our waiting vehicle was the better part of valour as it was expected the IOF would subject us to live fire. Caption: Video Id: rnHgfAw_Nj4 Type: Youtube Video |
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