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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
‘Hear Trump, prisoners will not kneel,’ Bethlehem protesters chant
A group of around 70 protesters, mostly children, in Bethlehem’s Manger square are demanding Trump intervene on behalf of the Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons.
“Hear, hear Trump, the prisoners will not kneel,” they shout.
PA minister of Prisoner affairs Issa Qaraqe tells The Times of Israel “We want Trump to intervene on the Israeli side so the demands of the prisoners can be met.
— Dov Lieber
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