Independent Media Center, Israel http://indymedia.org.il More from the demoSunday 11 Aug 2002 author: Qwajimbo

I participated the demo. I stood on the steep hill to the east, bordering the Tantur monastery wall. Two YASSAM (special patrol unit) mounted policemen (those with the grey-blue uniform, they are the worst) rode their horses through the crowd, stepping over the people and causing them to fall. The water hoses did the same. The protestors did not advance at that point. Other protestors and myself shouted at the police to stop doing that. One protestor identified an undercover policeman / Shabak agent - he was surrounded by police one moment, guiding them, and then joined the crowd. He had an orange sleevless shirt, a cap, and had a short haircut. He joined us on the march to the other road block. Then he disappeared.

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