More than 3,000 runners from around the world took part in the second annual Palestine Marathon on Friday, passing the Israeli separation wall and curbing around checkpoints on the 42-kilometer (26 miles) course.The marathon is held under the banner ‘Right to Movement’ in order to highlight Israeli obstacles to freedom of movement in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The marathon took place in Bethlehem and entailed a two-directional run on the same 21-kilometer (13 miles) stretch around the central Palestinian city and nearby villages.
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