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Hurling rocks : Palestinian protesters throws stones at Israeli ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:26 GMT

(AFP) - Hurling rocks : Palestinian protesters throws stones at Israeli forces standing on the other side of the Jewish state?s separation barrier during clashes in the West Bank village Nilin (AFP/Abbas Momani)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Palestinian ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:55 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hold hands after signing agreements during their visit to the Virgin of Charity church in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he speaks during his meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Palestininan President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during his meeting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestininan President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during his meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves during his ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves during his meeting with counterpart Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) embraces his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) embraces his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) raises the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) raises the hand of his counterpart Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands in the Virgin of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:35 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands in the Virgin of Charity church as he visits a religious museum in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks as Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:20 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks as Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, looks on at the Virgin of Charity church in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, stands with ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:02 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, stands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they arrive to a religious museum in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Jordanian Islamists burn an Israeli flag during a rally as a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Jordanian Islamists burn an Israeli flag during a rally as a show of solidarity with the Palestinians, in Amman November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Jordanian Islamists take part in a rally as a show of solidarity ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Jordanian Islamists take part in a rally as a show of solidarity with the Palestinians, in Amman November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

A Jordanian Islamist takes part in a rally as a show of solidarity ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:35 GMT

(Reuters) - A Jordanian Islamist takes part in a rally as a show of solidarity with the Palestinians, in Amman November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a PLO executive ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a PLO executive committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

A Jordanian Islamist boy gestures during a rally to show solidarity ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:30 GMT

(Reuters) - A Jordanian Islamist boy gestures during a rally to show solidarity with the Palestinians, in Amman November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Jordanian Islamists burn Israeli flags, as a show of their solidarity ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Jordanian Islamists burn Israeli flags, as a show of their solidarity with the Palestinians, during a rally in Amman November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

A Palestinian girl holds a balloon during an event organized ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:18:12 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian girl holds a balloon during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

An Israeli left wing activist holds a banner next to Israeli ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:14 GMT

(AP) - An Israeli left wing activist holds a banner next to Israeli border police, during a protest in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Friday, Nov. 20. 2009. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Palestinians and Israeli left wing activists hold banners, during ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:31 GMT

(AP) - Palestinians and Israeli left wing activists hold banners, during a protest in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Friday, Nov. 20. 2009. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

(Thursday, November 19, 2009, 8:00 p.m. EST), In this photograph ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:15 GMT

(AP) - (Thursday, November 19, 2009, 8:00 p.m. EST), In this photograph provided by World ORT to AP Images, United Nations event gives accolades to World ORT to celebrate 130 years of the organization�s contributions to social change and democracy in 100 countries. Since its founding in 1880, World ORT has aided 3 million people of different religions and cultures in 100 nations and today benefits 250,000 people annually to fulfill their potential and thrive through education and vocational training. Left to Right: M.K. General Shaul Mofaz, Israel,� Ms. Christine Alfsen, UNESCO, � Dr. Jean de Gunzburg, President, World ORT. (Photo By: SGM Photography)

The shadow of Palestinian boys playing with an empty plastic ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:18 GMT

(AP) - The shadow of Palestinian boys playing with an empty plastic bottle is cast on the street, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, stands with ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:35 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, stands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they pose for a photo below a statue of the Virgin of Charity during their visit to a religious museum in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:06 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they arrive to a religious museum in Salvador in Brazil's Bahia state, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:30 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:49 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a visit to a religious museum in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. President Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A Palestinians protester holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:00 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinians protester holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Palestinians protesters run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:07 GMT

(AP) - Palestinians protesters run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) shakes hands with his ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) shakes hands with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

A demonstrator runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A demonstrator runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT)

Israeli soldiers throw tear gas canisters at demonstrators protesting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Israeli soldiers throw tear gas canisters at demonstrators protesting on the other side of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT)

A demonstrator runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A demonstrator runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers (not seen) during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT)

Palestinian worshippers attend Friday prayers in the Arab neighborhood ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian worshippers attend Friday prayers in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem November 20, 2009, as they protest against house demolition orders in the neighborhood. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (JERUSALEM RELIGION POLITICS)

Palestinian worshippers attend Friday prayers in the Arab neighborhood ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:42 GMT

Palestinian worshippers attend Friday prayers in the Arab neighborhood ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:35 GMT

Demonstrators use plastic bags to breathe after Israeli soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Demonstrators use plastic bags to breathe after Israeli soldiers used tear gas to disperse a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli soldiers throw tear gas canisters at demonstrators protesting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT

A demonstrator carrying wire cutters runs away from tear gas ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:40 GMT

(Reuters) - A demonstrator carrying wire cutters runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli troops (not seen) during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT)

Palestinian children cheer during an event organized by UNICEF ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:45 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian children cheer during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Palestinian man drives a motorbike with a goat in a basket ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:24 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian man drives a motorbike with a goat in a basket in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2009. Muslims worldwide are preparing for Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorating God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son, where able Muslims offer an animal sacrifice during the feast rituals. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Palestinian child with a painted face looks on during an event ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:53 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian child with a painted face looks on during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Balloons with messages attached released by Palestinian children ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:29 GMT

(AP) - Balloons with messages attached released by Palestinian children are seen in the sky during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Palestinian toddler holds a balloon during an event organized ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:36 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian toddler holds a balloon during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Palestinian girls release balloons with messages attached, during ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:25 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian girls release balloons with messages attached, during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:47 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes hands with Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas before dinner at the Ondina Palace in Salvador, Brazil Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. President Abbas is on three-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) shakes hands with his ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) shakes hands with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Salvador November 19, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:21 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, second right, walks past an honor guard as he arrives in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Abbas landed in Casablanca on his way to Brazil. (AP Photo/PPO, Omar Al-Rashidi)

A Palestinian boy plays with a piece of metal next to Israel's ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:56 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian boy plays with a piece of metal next to Israel's separation barrier in the Shuafat refugee camp on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The U.N. children's agency issued a special edition of its annual report on The State of the World's Children on the eve of Friday's 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to spotlight the treaty's achievements over the past two decades and the challenges ahead. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

A Palestinian recovers scrap metal from the rubble of a building ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:45 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian recovers scrap metal from the rubble of a building in the devastated area east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:59 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ''A'' Girls School in Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The pupils were recording themselves for an initiative which aims to create an online video community for children from Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)