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Israeli soldiers use sound bombs and pepper spray to disperse Palestinian activists from a newly created village named Al Manatir on land belonging to the West Bank village of Burin, February 2, 2013. (Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Photos: Israeli forces attack Palestinian protest village

Palestinian activists create a new village, Al Manatir, on private Palestinian land near the West Bank village of Burin threatened by nearby Israeli settlements. Israeli forces violently evacuate the area, resulting in arrests and injuries. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 2, Palestinian activists erected a…

By Activestills February 3, 2013

Activists and villagers from Burin carry a structure while erecting the Al Manatir outpost, February 1, 2013 (Photo: Irene Nasser)

Palestinians erect third West Bank outpost, are attacked by IDF, settlers

In third such project in as many weeks, hundreds of Palestinians erect new neighborhood of Burin, calling it Manatir. The activists and village residents were quickly attacked by IDF soldiers and local settlers. Update: After hours of clashes where IDF troops reportedly shot live bullets, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets inside the village of Burin,…

By Haggai Matar February 2, 2013