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Hundreds celebrate popular struggle at the opening of the 6th Bil’in conference

Posted on: April 20, 2011

20 April 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Dozens of diplomats and senior figures from across the Palestinian political spectrum joined hundreds of activists in the opening of the 6th International Bil’in Conference on Popular Resistance. Palestinian PM, Salam Fayyad, called for the international community to promote Palestinian self determination.

The 6th International Bil’in Conference on Popular Resistance opened today in a festive opening session participated by Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, the recently released protest organizer, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, Abbas Zackie of behalf of the PLO, and former Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini.

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Updated on April 22, 2011
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April 20-23: The 6th Annual Bil’in Conference on the Palestinian Popular Struggle

Posted on: February 24, 2011
Louise Morgantini at the 2010 Bilin COnference on Nonviolent Resistance

As nonviolent resistance for freedom sweeps across the Arab world, join us in harnessing the winds of change at the 6th annual Bil’in Conference.

What: 6th Annual Bil’in Conference on the Palestinian Popular Struggle
When: 20-23 April 2011
Where: The Village of Bil’in, Occupied West Bank

From Gaza to Bil’in, popular resistance to the occupation remains steadfast. Drawing delegations from across the globe, the Bil’in conference will provide opportunities to build and strengthen ties between Palestinian, Israeli and … Continue reading


Updated on February 24, 2011
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Speeches from 4th Bil’in international conference on popular non-violent resistance

Posted on: May 18, 2009

Culture of Resistance

18 May 2009

Dr. Haidar Eid speaks at the fourth Bil’lin International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance.


Updated on May 18, 2009
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Closing statement of the fourth Bil’in International Conference on Non-Violent Resistance

Posted on: April 27, 2009

The Fourth Bil’in International Conference on Non-Violent Resistance, in honor of Basem Abu Rahme

April 22-24, 2009

As we conclude our conference today, we remember our friend and fellow in struggle, Bassem Abu Rahma, who was killed by the Israeli army last Friday during the weekly peaceful demonstration. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and we wish them peace in these hard times. Our thoughts and prayers are also with Tristan Anderson and his family. Tristan, an American solidarity activist, was shot and seriously injured by the Israeli army last month while he was visiting Ni’lin village.

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Updated on April 27, 2009
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Fourth Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance

Posted on: April 7, 2009

Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance
Date: 22 April – 24 April 2009
Location: Bil’in Village, West Bank, Palestine
Registration: register online on the Bil’in Village webpage
Cost: accommodation per night is 20 Euros, plus conference registration of 30 Euros
Program:
DAY 1: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 (panels)
Welcome speeches 9:30-10:45
• Eyad Burnat head of Bil’in Popular Committee
• Salam Fayad, Prime Minister of Palestine
• Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the EU Parlament
• Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize
• letter from Jimmy Carter, Carter

Saving Jerusalem 10:45-11:30
• Rafiq Al Hussaini, Representative of the … Continue reading


Updated on May 18, 2009
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Moral Arguments and Counterarguments on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions

Posted on: May 16, 2007

By Kathy Kamp

Omar Barghouti, “Moral Arguments and Counterarguments on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, (BDS)” presented to the 2nd Bil’in International Nonviolent Conference, 19 April 2007. It’s in two parts, to make it easier to download.

PART 1
PART 2

Omar Barghouti an independent Palestinian political and cultural analyst and human rights activist. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in New York (USA). He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in Philosophy and Ethics at Tel Aviv University. He has contributed to the books, Controversies in Subjectivity, and The New Intifada: Nonviolent Means of Resistence. Barghouti … Continue reading


Updated on January 10, 2009
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Avnery: Blood on Our Hands

Posted on: April 14, 2007

Uri Avnery

April 17th is recognized annually by Palestinians as Prisoner’s Day

At this moment, negotiations on a prisoner exchange are in full swing.

The term “negotiations” is really inappropriate. “Haggling” seems more fitting. One could also use an uglier expression: “trafficking in human beings”.

The planned deal concerns living people. They are being treated like goods, for which the officials of the two sides are bargaining, as if they were a piece of land or a load of fruit.

In their own eyes, and in the eyes of their spouses, parents and children, they are not goods. They are life itself.

Immediately after the … Continue reading


Updated on January 10, 2009
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