PHOTOS: Right-wing Israelis protest Palestinian prisoner release

Activestills By Activestills August 13, 2013 | Edit

Hours ahead of the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday evening, right-wing Israelis protested outside the Ayalon Prison demanding that their relatives, murderers of Palestinians, be released as well.

PHOTOS: Right-wing Israelis protest Palestinian prisoner release
Rachel and Ofra Popper, mother and sister of prisoner Ami Popper, who murdered seven Palestinians on 1990, protest together with right-wing Israeli activists outside Ayalon Prison, demanding the release of their relatives, August 13, 2013 in Ramla, Israel. The protest was held hours before Israel was set to release 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
PHOTOS: Right-wing Israelis protest Palestinian prisoner release
Israeli right-wing activists and family members of Jewish prisoners who killed Palestinians protest outside Ayalon Prison demanding the release of their relatives on August 13, 2013 in Ramla, Israel. The protest was held hours before Israel was set to release 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
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