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Israel's Wall

Israel's Wall

Israel's Wall

© 2008 Bernd Biege licensed to About.com, Inc.
Israel's wall, erected to isolate Palestinian communities or to prevent terrorism (depending on which side you're on), strike a note with people used to "peace lines". Republican identification with the intifada goes so far that Palestinian flags are regularly displayed next to the Irish tricolor. Whin in return leads to the confusing spectacle of hardline Presbyterian Unionists hoisting Israeli flags ...

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