An Israeli soldier stands guard opposite Palestinian protestors shouting slogans during a demonstration against the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya on July 3, 2009. Israel says the projected 723 kilometres (454 miles) of steel and concrete walls, fences and barbed wire are needed for security. The Palestinians view it as a land grab that undermines their promised state. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

An Israeli soldier stands guard opposite Palestinian protestors shouting slogans during a demonstration against the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya on July 3, 2009. Israel says the projected 723 kilometres (454 miles) of steel and concrete walls, fences and barbed wire are needed for security. The Palestinians view it as a land grab that undermines their promised state.

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