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South Korean marathon runner Yun Won Kang, 44, holding a Palestinian, left, and an Israeli flag, runs as he crosses the Israeli army checkpoint a Kalandia between the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Monday Feb.16 , 2004. Kang, who says he took up running some 20 years ago ran from Ramallah to Bethlehem Monday and will continue Tuesday from Tel Aviv to the Gaza Strip (news - web sites) to promote peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 'This year Olympics is going to be held. If the world wants to celebrate the Olympics in Athens (Greece) this year, we need to end this conflict first,'' he said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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