<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Israeli forces fire gas on residents preparing for weekly&nbsp;prayer]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span class="thedate" style="margin-bottom:5px;padding:0;">Friday, 25 February, 2011 | 11:30</span> <em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></strong></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;">Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC)</span> &#8212; Israeli forces fired three tear gas grenades directly at  Palestinians in the Al-Bustan protest tent today, as residents assembled  for the weekly public prayer. Eyewitnesses confirm that troops fired  gas without provocation, and that the region had been entirely calm  prior to the attack.</p>
<p>Israeli forces closed down the Wadi Rababa entrance to Silwan at dawn  today and increased its military presence throughout the village, with  forces number in their dozens stationed in various districts. This  practice has become standard fare on Fridays and has been identified by  many analysts as the common catalyst for clashes in the village.</p>
<p><span class="thearttitle" style="clear:both;display:block;font-size:13px;width:100%;text-align:left;">Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://silwanic.net/?tag=clashes">Clashes</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://silwanic.net/?tag=friday-prayers">Friday Prayers</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://silwanic.net/?tag=tear-gas">Tear Gas</a></span></p>
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