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Israeli settlers celebrate amid Hebron tensions (AFP)

Israelis take part in a parade celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on February 28. Settlers in the town have been celebrating the ancient festivity, ignoring the outrage of the Palestinians who make up the vast majority of this West Bank town where there is growing unrest over an Israeli plan to renovate the contested Tomb of the Patriarchs.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP – The settlers sang, danced and drank themselves into a stupor, ignoring the growing outrage of the Palestinians who make up the vast majority of this West Bank town.

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