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Video: West Bank residents fear for Gazan relatives Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera, Jan 12, 2009
Many West Bank Palestinians are watching the Israeli assault on the people of Gaza helplessly, separated from family members trapped in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh has spoken to one of them, Tayseer Barakat, an acclaimed artist.