Jailed Palestinian leader calls for protest

Thursday, July 21, 2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- An imprisoned Palestinian uprising leader held by Israel called Wednesday for "millions" of people to take to the streets in support of a Palestinian independence bid this fall -- a scenario that Israeli officials warn could spin into a new wave of violence.

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