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The Spirit of the Intifada, with Restraint on Both Sides
(Jerusalem Post) Seth J. Frantzman - Young Palestinians arrived at the Kalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah on Tuesday to throw stones at Israeli soldiers and then go home. One unit of Israeli Border Police had as many troops holding cameras to photograph the perpetrators as forces wielding tear gas launchers. They seemed more interested in detaining the Palestinians later on rather than take the risk of chasing them through the alleyways of the neighboring refugee camp.