 THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM: Armed with the national flag, a Palestinian young man stands in silent confrontation with an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank following protests against the construction of the apartheid wall deemed illegal by the World Court. A reminder, perhaps, for rivals Fatah and Hamas that the Israeli occupation remains the gravest threat to the survival of the Palestinian people (photos: AFP) parent page (10 - 16 July 2008, issue #905) |