An-Najah News - Dozens of women participated today in a protest sit-in against murders and violence in the Palestinian society.

One of the most recent a crime was the heinous crime that occurred in Wadi al-Nar, near Bethlehem, in which a man, his wife and sister were murdered.

Participants gathered at Bethlehem business district where they chanted slogans condemning the murder and violence and demanding an end to it responding to a call for the protest by the Association of Women Development Institutions.

The protest came to draw attention to the worrisome increase in crime and violence, making reference to the triple murder in Wadi al-Nar, while calling for urgent action to put an end to these crimes and to hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions said Suheir Farraj, director of the Women’s Media and Development Center.