RAMALLAH Feb 13 (JMCC) - Seeking to compare their struggle to the threatened Avi in the popular film Avatar, Palestinians painted themselves blue and wore loincloths to the weekly protest against the Wall in Bilin Friday.
A recent crackdown by Israeli authorities has sought to portray protesters as dangerous criminals. Palestinians, on the other hand, say that Israel's Wall is a land grab and that their struggle against it is similar to those of indigenous peoples like those portrayed in the 'Avatar' film.
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