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Yuval Avivi

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Israeli Meretz party members Nitzan Horowitz (2nd from R), Zehava Galon (C) and Issawi Frej (c-L) take part in a visit of the "Al-Shuhada" street in the West Bank city of Hebron on February 25, 2014 in support of Palestinians who were forced out of the old quarter at the outset of the second Palestinian intifada by the Israeli army to allow for Jewish settlers to move securely in the area. Today also marks the 20th anniversary of the massacre of 29 Palestinian Muslim worshipers by Jewish extremist Baruch Go — Israeli Meretz Party members Nitzan Horowitz (2nd from R), Zehava Galon (C) and Issawi Frej (C-L) take part in a visit of the "Al-Shuhada" street in the West Bank city of Hebron in support of Palestinians who were forced out of the old quarter by the Israeli army at the outset of the second Palestinian intifada, Feb. 25, 2014. — Getty Images/Hazem Bader

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