| Youth Continue to Demand National Unity in Bethlehem |  |  |
| 18.03.11 - 15:28 | |
| Ghassan Bannoura – PNN Exclusive – Three days after thousands of Palestinian youths rallied in the West Bank and Gaza Strip demanding national unity, a group of youth continued their sit-in in Bethlehem’s Manger Square.
 Manger Square Today -Photo by Circarre Parrhesia The young men and women are calling their tent a "unity tent," which they erected in the square on Tuesday, March 15.
The protestors are part of the March 15 Youth coalition, which organized rallies in Gaza and West Bank cities to demand national unity and a new Palestinian National Council based on a one-person, one-vote model for all Palestinians around the world. After midday prayers ended at the nearby Mosque of Omar, youth chanted today, “The people demand national unity. Hamas and Fatah, unity for Palestine.”
 Manger Square Today -Photo by Circarre Parrhesia Joudat al-Sayah, one of the youths, told PNN, “We are staying until all our demands are met. We been here for three days so far and we are not leaving until our demands are reached.” The sit-in started on Tuesday with only 9 youths. Organizers say the number of people joining them in the tent is increasing every day.
 Manger Square Today -Photo by Circarre Parrhesia The protest tents set up by the youth in Ramallah and Bethlehem have not been attacked by security forces as yet. On Wednesday night, however, Palestinian police tried to remove the Unity Tent in Bethlehem without success.
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