2009 Photo Contest, General News, 3rd prize
Photographer

Kevin Frayer

The Associated Press

27 May, 2008

Palestinian protestors take cover behind an olive tree as they get caught in tear gas fired by Israeli troops. Residents of the village began staging weekly demonstrations in May against Israel's extension of a barrier which would cut off part of their farmland.

About the photographer

Kevin Frayer

His photographs have been widely published in leading newspapers, magazines and internet sites around the world. 

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