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First-ever West Bank marathon attracted 650 runners and highlighted the Palestinian plight.
Bethlehem, West Bank - Winding through the steep, narrow streets of Bethlehem in the West Bank, more than 650 runners braved the cold and rain as they tested their endurance in one of the oldest cities in the world.
The Danish organisers of Sunday's race, Laerke Hein and Signe Fischer, worked with their Palestinian counterparts to put together the run dubbed the "Right to Movement Marathon".
Inspired by the UN declaration that all people have the "right to movement", the race was meant to highlight both the affects of the Israeli occupation, as well as the plight of Palestinian women.
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Meanwhile, the Gaza Marathon was recently cancelled because the ruling party Hamas refused to allow women to run alongside men.
The Danish organisers of Sunday's race, Laerke Hein and Signe Fischer, worked with their Palestinian counterparts to put together the run dubbed the "Right to Movement Marathon".
Inspired by the UN declaration that all people have the "right to movement", the race was meant to highlight both the affects of the Israeli occupation, as well as the plight of Palestinian women.
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Meanwhile, the Gaza Marathon was recently cancelled because the ruling party Hamas refused to allow women to run alongside men.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2013/04/2013421121436894902.html
