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Israeli border policemen jump out of their jeep after a tear grande exploded unintentionally inside it as they were trying to disperse the weekly protest against the Israeli wall in the West Bank village of Bilin, February 7, 2014. (photo: Hamde Abu Rahma/Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Border Police bloopers

This week: Border Police bloopers in Bil’in, asylum seekers in Tel Aviv, Palestinian activists launch campaign in the Jordan Valley, anti-Arab graffiti in Silwan, ultra-orthodox Jews against the draft in Jerusalem, a far-right politician hands out award for McCarthyism in Israeli schools, and solidarity outside Holot ‘open’ detention center. …

By Activestills February 13, 2014

Palestinian activists prepare for the night in Ein Hijleh protest village, in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 31, 2014. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinians establish new protest village in Jordan Valley

Some 300 Palestinian activists descended on a cluster of palm trees and long-abandoned houses north of the Dead Sea on Friday to establish the protest village of ‘Ein Hijleh.’ The aim of the action was to protest demands made by the Israeli government to retain control of the Jordan Valley and other settlements in the…

By Activestills February 1, 2014