Palestinian demonstrators pray in Issawiya in protest against a decision by the Jerusalem municipality and Israel's Nature and Parks Authority to build a national park in the Palestinian neighborhood. Israel. 20th January 2012
Palestinian demonstrators pray in the of Issawiya on January 20, 2012 in protest against a decision by the Jerusalem municipality and Israel's Nature and Parks Authority to build a national park on Palestinian land between the neighbourhoods of Issawiya and A-Tur.
Israeli authorities have been designating areas in east Jerusalem for national parks in a "political" move that chokes the development of Palestinian neighbourhoods, two Israeli NGOs have charged earlier this month.
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