Micha Bar Am After the Six Day War a partition was put up in the plaza in front of the Western Wall to make a separation between the male and female worshippers. Women who protested and attempted to pray with T (...)
orah scrolls were attacked by ultra orthodox worshippers. Smoke grenades, used by the police to disperse the crowd, were caught by the demonstrators and thrown towards the women and the police. Western Wall (Wailing Wall), Jerusalem. 1989. © Micha Bar Am | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini An Orthodox priest blesses the protesters on a barricade. Unidentified snipers opened fire on unarmed protesters as they were advancing on Instituska street. According to an official source, 70 pro (...)
testers were shot dead. Ukrainian riot police claimed that several policeman were wounded or shot dead by snipers as well. An unofficial source said that snipers opened fire on the police and protesters at the same time in order to provoke both camps. Kiev, Ukraine. 20th February 2014. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos