Some Jewish and Arabs residents of Jerusalem are protesting the route of Israel’s West Bank security barrier. A petition by the residents said the fence’s planned route will cut off the village of Jabel Mukaber from the village of Sheik Sa’ad, separating families and preventing residents of the latter village from getting to school or work in Jerusalem.
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