Young Palestinian Activists Seize Initiative at Bab Al-Shams
The grassroots Palestinian move to erect an outpost in an area wanted by Israel for illegal settlements could be the start of a new tactic, Daoud Kuttab writes.
![Palestinians, together with Israeli and foreign activists, demonstrate as they walk around newly-erected tents in an area known as E1, near Jerusalem Palestinians, together with Israeli and foreign activists, demonstrate as they walk around newly-erected tents in an area known as E1, near Jerusalem January 12, 2013. Palestinians from villages in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem pitched tents on Friday on the land Israel has earmarked for a new urban settlement, looking to preserve the area for an independent Palestinian state. REUTER/ Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/01/1-RTR3CD0C.jpg/1-RTR3CD0C.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=BrhBFhdg)
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