Avatar protest at West Bank barrier

Protesters painted themselves blue and donned long hair and loincloths to draw a parallel between their struggle and that of the film's alien characters Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Photograph: Darren Whiteside/guardian.co.uk Israel says the barrier is needed for its security; Palestinians consider it a land grab Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP Photograph: Bernat Armangue/guardian.co.uk Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP Photograph: Bernat Armangue/guardian.co.uk Demonstrators dressed as Na'vi characters in Bilin Photograph: Oren Ziv/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Oren Ziv/guardian.co.uk Demonstrators choke on teargas at the protest Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP Photograph: Bernat Armangue/guardian.co.uk A protester uses a plastic bag for protection from teargas fired by Israeli border police Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Photograph: Darren Whiteside/guardian.co.uk The weekly protests often end in clashes with Israeli security forces involving stones and teargas Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Photograph: Darren Whiteside/guardian.co.uk A Palestinian protester runs to throw back a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Photograph: Darren Whiteside/guardian.co.uk A protester takes shelter from the teargas Photograph: Oren Ziv/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Oren Ziv/guardian.co.uk