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February 25, 2013

Israel Demands PA "Calm the Territory" as Protests Spread 
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Jaradat's death sparked protests across the occupied West Bank on
Sunday. Around 3,000 Palestinian prisoners also refused to eat meals. It
was the latest in a series of actions over the plight of Palestinians in
Israeli jails. Clashes also erupted in the West Bank on Saturday after
Israeli settlers shot two Palestinians. The settlers had reportedly
encroached on the land of a Palestinian farmer. Israel is pressuring the
Palestinian Authority to crack down on the protests ahead of President
Obama's visit next month. An Israeli government statement says it has
relayed to the PA "an unequivocal demand to calm the territory."

 

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