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Israeli troops driving back anti-Trump protesters in Bethlehem

7 December 2017, 1:46 pm
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Border Police officers are driving back hundreds of Palestinian protesters that are throwing rocks and setting tires ablaze in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Israeli troops are in full riot gear and are using a water cannon that shoots a foul-smelling liquid at the mostly masked demonstrators. The two sides are separated by a long, empty stretch of road.

Border Police officers spray a foul-smelling liquid toward Palestinian protesters during a violent demonstration in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 7, 2017. (Screen capture: Al-Mayadeen News)

The ground near the clash is littered with thrown rocks and other detritus, and the air is filled with smoke from Israeli tear gas and Palestinian tire fires.

— Judah Ari Gross

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