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The lifting of the construction restrictions, to happen late Sunday, presents the first major crisis in the new round of Mideast peace talks

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Backdropped by the Jewish Settlement of Shaked, a Palestinian farmer harvests olives at the West Bank village of Nazlet Al-Sheikh Zeid near Jenin city, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.Mohammed Ballas

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A Palestinian protester uses sling shot to throw stones at Israeli troops, not seen, during a demonstration against Israel's settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near the city of Hebron, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.Nasser Shiyoukhi

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An Israeli soldier detains a protester during a demonstration against Israel's settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near the city of Hebron, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.Nasser Shiyoukhi

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A Palestinian protester holds a placard that reads in Arabic "stop the war crimes" as Israeli soldiers stand guard during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron on September 25, 2010 a day before a partial Israeli moratorium on construction of settlement in the occupied West Bank is set to expire.HAZEM BADER

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Palestinian men carry a wounded comrade during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near Hebron, on September 25, 2010 a day before a partial Israeli moratorium on construction of settlement in the occupied West Bank is set to expire.HAZEM BADER

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Israeli soldiers detain a protester during a demonstration against Israel's settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near the city of Hebron, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.Nasser Shiyoukhi

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Israeli soldiers clash with a Palestinian photojournalist covering a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near Hebron, on September 25, 2010 a day before a partial Israeli moratorium on construction of settlement in the occupied West Bank is set to expire.HAZEM BADER

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A Palestinian youth hurls a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near Hebron, on September 25, 2010 a day before a partial Israeli moratorium on construction of settlement in the occupied West Bank is set to expire.HAZEM BADER

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