ABSTRACT
Today we joined villagers from Rafat, a village in western Salfit, in a march to the Wall construction threatening the olive trees that Rafat families have lived off for generations. We had marched less than halfway to the groves when Army jeeps revved their engines behind us, anxious to get through. Several protesters stood in the road to block them but soon gave way as their friends talked them out of it. As the jeeps passed, they sprayed tear gas on the demonstrators, most of whom had done nothing more than walk with signs.
