Israeli soldiers fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian ,Israeli and International protesters during a demonstration against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Maasarah, near the biblical town of Bethlehem on 18 February 2011.Israel says the network of steel and concrete walls, fences and barbed wire is needed for security while the Palestinians view it as a land grab that undermines their promised state. Photo by Najeh Hashlamoun