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Thousands of West Bank Palestinians Protest Mohammad Cartoon


(Reuters) Thousands of Palestinians rallied in Ramallah and Hebron in the West Bank on Saturday to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. "France is the mother of terrorism. America is the mother of terrorism," the protesters chanted. The protests were called by the Islamist Tahrir Party, which advocates the establishment of an Islamic caliphate in Muslim countries. "We have taken to the streets in order to demand Muslim armies act the way France and the West deserve in response to the repeated offenses against the Prophet," said Baher Saleh, a member of the party.
2015-01-27 00:00:00
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