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Article: MIDEAST: CELL PHONE AD MAKES LIGHT OF AN UNPOPULAR WALL
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- July 27, 2009
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Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
Inter Press Service English News Wire
07-27-2009
JERUSALEM, Jul. 27, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - An army jeep patrols the
Israeli side of the 'security wall' - towering eight-metre concrete
slabs that cut through Palestinian territory, dividing the occupied
West Bank from Israel.
Suddenly, a soccer ball flies over the wall and lands on the
roof of the jeep. The soldiers kick it back. The ball comes flying
back. The soldiers get on their mobile phones and several more
jeeps arrive. With women soldiers in the role of cheerleaders, a
bizarre game kicks off against invisible players - presumably
Palestinians on the other side of the wall.
This TV ad for an ...