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Dozens suffer tear gas inhalation during the weekly Bil’in protest

Posted on: February 5, 2010 |

Bil’in Popular Committee against the Wall & Settlements

5 February 2010

An EU delegation for monitoring Israeli army violations against protesters, lead by Mr. Thierry Vallat, along with international and Israeli activists joined a demonstration in Bil’in village on Friday. Protesters carrying Palestinian flags and banners called for an end to the Israeli occupation and the release of all Palestinian political prisoners.

The protesters marched on the streets of the village chanting slogans and singing national songs. Protesters called for national … Continue reading

Updated on February 6, 2010
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Bil'in, demonstrations, Video

Attorney Sfard: Israeli police investigation of shooting of Tristan Anderson “gravely negligent”

Posted on: February 2, 2010 |

Alternative Information Center

1 February 2010

Yesterday’s announcement by the Israeli Ministry of Justice not to indict anyone in the March 2009 shooting and critically injuring of American activist Tristan Anderson at a non-violent demonstration in the West Bank village of Ni’ilin was based on a “gravely negligent” investigation by the Israeli police, says Israeli attorney Michel Sfard, who represents Tristan and his family.

“We were notified two weeks ago that Israel decided to close this case, and our subsequent study of the investigation file led us to call this press conference,” noted Sfard, who met with local and international journalists … Continue reading

Updated on February 2, 2010
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Apartheid Wall, demonstrations, Ni'lin, Tristan Anderson

Israel signals tougher line on West Bank protests

Posted on: January 29, 2010 |

Isabel Kershner | The New York Times

28 January 2010

Apparently concerned that the protests could spread, the Israeli Army and security forces have recently begun clamping down, arresting scores of local organizers and activists here and conducting nighttime raids on the homes of others.

Muhammad Amira, a schoolteacher and a member of Nilin’s popular committee, the group that organizes the protests, said his home was raided by the army in the early hours of Jan. 10. The soldiers checked his identity papers, poked around the house and looked in on his sleeping children, Mr. Amira said.

He added, “They came to say, … Continue reading

Updated on January 29, 2010
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Arrests, Bil'in, demonstrations, Ni'lin, popular struggle

Mohammed Khatib, coordinator of West Bank Coordination Committee arrested

Posted on: January 28, 2010 |

At a quarter to two AM tonight, Mohammed Khatib, his wife Lamia and their four young children were woken up by Israeli soldiers storming their home, which was surrounded by a large military force. Once inside the house, the soldiers arrested Khatib, conducted a quick search and left the house.

Roughly half an hour after leaving the house, five military jeeps surrounded the house again, and six soldiers forced their way into the house … Continue reading

Updated on January 28, 2010
Posted under: Features, Press Releases
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Arrests, Bil'in, demonstrations, Mohammed Khatib, Night Raid

Eight arrested following a night raid in Ni’lin

Posted on: January 18, 2010 |

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

18 January 2010

Four residents of Ni’ilin have been arrested last night during a military incursion into the West Bank village. Four others, who were not home at the time of the raid surrendered themselves in the morning. These recent arrests are a part of a concerted assault on the popular movement and the arrest of three prominent organizers from the village last Wednesday.

At around 3:00am tonight, a large military force invaded the village of Ni’ilin to stage mass arrests of residents suspected of participating in demonstrations against the Wall. During the incursion, over ten houses were … Continue reading

Updated on January 18, 2010
Posted under: Features, Press Releases
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Arrests, demonstrations, Ni'lin

Israel jails Palestinian peace activists

Posted on: January 18, 2010 |

Mel Frykberg | Inter Press Service

18 January 2010

Israel has long argued that Palestinians should pursue their political objectives in a non-violent way. However, several prominent Palestinian peace activists have recently been arrested and jailed for doing just that.

Abdallah Abu Rahme, 39, the coordinator of the Bi’lin Popular Committee, which has challenged Israel’s illegal expropriation of Palestinian land both in an Israeli court and a Canadian one, has been charged with “illegal arms possession, stone throwing and incitement.”

The “illegal arms possession” charge relates largely to a protest exhibition Abu Rahme had made out of spent tear-gas canisters and plastic-coated rubber … Continue reading

Updated on January 18, 2010
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Abdallah Abu Rahmah, Apartheid Wall, Arrests, demonstrations

Building a different Middle East

Posted on: January 16, 2010 |

Joel Beinin | The Nation

15 January 2010

Like every other woman in her village Umm Hasan wears a headscarf. Her husband and other male relatives are not on the scene. But this is not an obstacle to her animated interactions with the sixteen Israelis and foreigners she has never previously met but welcomes into her home. Among the visitors are a German and a Serb who are making a film about Palestinian hip-hop. Everyone has come to participate in the weekly demonstration against the separation barrier organized by the local Popular Committee.

While the Israelis make preparations for the demonstration, Umm … Continue reading

Updated on January 18, 2010
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Arrests, Bil'in, Budrus, demonstrations, Ma'asara, Ni'lin

Israeli forces invade Bil’in following Friday demonstration, shoot live ammunition

Posted on: January 16, 2010 |

16 January 2010

Eight demonstrators were injured today in Bil’in along with dozens who suffered tear-gas inhalation during a regular Friday protest against the Wall and subsequent army invasion into the village. The army used live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas grenades and canisters against the unarmed crowd.

The demonstration, called by the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, was joined by dozens of international and Israeli activists. Speeches were made commemorating the Palestinian martyrs, especially the late president Yasser Arafat and Bil’in resident Bassem Abu … Continue reading

Updated on January 16, 2010
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Bil'in, demonstrations, invasions, live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, Tear-gas

Fencing match

Posted on: January 15, 2010 |

Avi Issacharoff | Ha’aretz

1 January 2010

BIL’IN-NA’ALIN – Friday, 11 A.M. There is another hour until the onset of the weekly ritual. The participants are in face-off mode. On the “Israeli” side of the fence, south of the village of Na’alin – a three-minute drive from the city of Modi’in, which is halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv – many Israel Defense Forces and Border Police jeeps have taken their places, along with the officers, the binoculars and the weapons. All the entrances to the village have been blocked to ensure the enemy cannot send in reinforcements.

It’s January 1, 2010, … Continue reading

Updated on January 18, 2010
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Abdallah Abu Rahmah, Apartheid Wall, Arrests, Bil'in, demonstrations, Ni'lin, weapons

West Bank Popular Leaders Arrested in Ni’ilin

Posted on: January 12, 2010 |

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

12 December 2010

For immediate release:

Ibrahim Amirah and Hassan Mousa, members of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Ni’ilin, were arrested tonight from his home during a night-time raid tonight. Amirah and Mousa, together with another man, Zaydoun Srour, were arrested under suspicion of organizing anti-Wall demonstrations in the village.

At around 3:00am tonight, a military force of 15 armored jeeps and about a hundred Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Ni’ilin and surrounded the home of Ibrahim Amirah, the coordinator of Ni’lin’s Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements. After forcefully entering his home, soldiers extracted … Continue reading

Updated on January 12, 2010
Posted under: Press Releases
Tags: Apartheid Wall, Arrests, invasions, Ni'lin, popular struggle