Green mission

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Arafat M.A. Khalaf, the Mayor of Beitunia in Palestine, planted an olive sapling brought from Palestine at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo today. The pictures show Palestinian Ambassador Anwar Agha and a delegation from Palestine which was on a five-day visit to Sri Lanka and also met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Monday. Pic by Kithsiri de Mel

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Janaka Tuesday, 15 November 2011 11:13 AM

Nice gesture. Olive is a symbol of peace. Palestinians should plant more trees than plant bombs and guns and murder civilians in Israel.

sandman Tuesday, 15 November 2011 11:41 AM

These Palestinian fools have forgotten how their friend "ordered" the Sri Lankan delegation at the UN to abstain, on a vote against Israel.

Lokka Tuesday, 15 November 2011 03:12 PM

Looks like our mayor is sleep walking.

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