Israelis, Arab Lawmakers Injured In Clash with Police

Thursday, April 04 2002 @ 05:27 AM GMT

JERUSALEM: About 20 humanitarian activists, including at least two Arab members of the Israeli parliament, have been injured in a clash with Israeli police near Jerusalem.

The crowd of Jewish and Arab activists were trying to take truckloads of food to the besieged West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday.

Police blocked their path, using tear gas and rifle butts to disperse the crowd of 2,000 activists at an Israeli military checkpoint. voa

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