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For the second time in a week, drawing from the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinian activists have pulled down part of the Separation Wall constructed by Israel across the West Bank. After the collapse, Israeli forces fired tear gas at the crowd.

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One might conclude that Israel needs more high-technology ideas to prevent further "tear down this wall" activity by Palestinians with a taste for freedom.

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Yesterday, Palestinians in towns of Bil'in and Na'alin, who protest the West Bank separation barrier every Friday, were commemorating the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Wall. Then, Palestinian youths suddenly knocked over part of the barrier, using a hydraulic car-jack to topple it. As soon as the wall fell, Palestinians scattered amidst tear gas and a foul-smelling spray fired by Israeli border guards.



Construction of the Separation Wall began after the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, and it has not stopped despite the International Criminal Court's decision in 2004 that it was illegal. Israeli officials claim that the rate of suicide bombings has fallen because of the Wall and declare that it will be destroyed if there is a permanent settlement with Palestinians.