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Israel: end crackdown on Anti-Wall activists

Posted on: March 7, 2010

Human Rights Watch

5 March 2010

Israel should immediately end its arbitrary detention of Palestinians protesting the separation barrier, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel is building most of the barrier inside the West Bank rather than along the Green Line, in violation of international humanitarian law. In recent months, Israeli military authorities have arbitrarily arrested and denied due process rights to several dozen Palestinian anti-wall protesters.

Israel has detained Palestinians who advocate non-violent protests against the separation barrier and charged them based on questionable evidence, including allegedly coerced confessions. Israeli authorities have also denied detainees from villages that have staged … Continue reading


Updated on November 23, 2010
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Wanted: Israeli army commander of Bil’in area, Palestine

Posted on: February 26, 2010
Demonstrators distributed wanted signs to members of the Israeli Occupation Forces in Bil'in

Bil’in Popular Committee
26 February 2010

Palestinian, Israeli, and International activists demonstrated against the apartheid wall and settlements in Bil’in village west of Ramallah. Despite rain and harsh winds demonstrators marched to the wall and were immediately met with tear gas from the Israeli military as they are each week Friday. Soldiers fired heavy aluminum tear gas canisters into the crowd, and veteran activists commented on the extra strength of the gas today. People attempted to distribute “wanted signs” with the face of … Continue reading


Updated on February 26, 2010
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Bil’in village plants 200 trees next to apartheid wall: existence as resistance!

Posted on: February 23, 2010
Palestinian and internationals help plant olive trees in Bil'in to replace those destroyed by Israeli troops and settlers.

Bil’in Popular Committee

22 February 2010

At 9:30am residents of Bil’in village, Palestinian political representatives, and International activists gathered in Bil’in to plant olive trees and almond seeds for 20 farmers who own land besides Israel’s Apartheid Wall. Approximately 200 trees were planted as part of the ongoing popular resistance to the Israeli apartheid wall and settlements. Bil’in has organized weekly and … Continue reading


Updated on February 23, 2010
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Letter from prison: Abdallah Abu Rahmah

Posted on: February 21, 2010
Abdallah Abu Rahmah at a demonstration in the village of Bil'in in 2005. He was arrested an imprisoned on 10/12/2009 at 2AM.

21 February 2010

Dear Friends and Supporters,

It has been two months now since I was handcuffed, blindfolded and taken from my home. Today news has reached Ofer Military Prison that the apartheid wall on Bil’in’s land will finally be moved and construction has begun on the new route. This will return … Continue reading


Updated on February 23, 2010
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Over a Thousand Demonstrators Marked Five Years of Struggle in Bil’in by Dismantling the Wall

Posted on: February 19, 2010
A thousand demonstrators gather to commemorate the 5 year struggle in Bil'in

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

19 February 2010

One week following the victory forcing Israel to begin rerouting the path of the Wall, and under the shadow of an unprecedented wave of repression against the popular struggle, over a thousand protesters took part in a demonstration at the west Bank village of Bil’in, marking five years of struggle there. At the height of the demonstration dozens of protesters stormed … Continue reading


Updated on February 20, 2010
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CNN: West Bank wall still triggers weekly protests in village

Posted on: February 13, 2010

CNN

12 February 2010

Tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and rocks: It must be Friday afternoon in the West Bank village of Bil’in.

It’s billed as a nonviolent protest against what Israel calls its security barrier, what the Palestinians call the apartheid separation wall.

The barrier separates the villagers from their farmlands. Protesters come from all over the world to support the Palestinian cause.

A few Palestinian youths covering their faces with scarves throw stones … Continue reading


Updated on February 14, 2010
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Bil’in weekly demonstration reenacts the Avatar film

Posted on: February 12, 2010
Demonstrator in Bil'in dresses as the Na'vi from the film "Avatar"

Friends of Freedom and Justice

12 February 2010

The village of Bil’in reenacted James Cameron’s new film Avatar during today’s weekly demonstration. Five Palestinian, Israeli and international activists were painted blue, with pointy ears and tales, resembling the Avatar characters. Like Palestinians, the Avatars fight imperialism, although the colonizers have different origins. The Avatars’ presence in Bil’in today … Continue reading


Updated on February 23, 2010
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Path of the Wall in Bil’in to Be Moved

Posted on: February 12, 2010

Popular Struggle Co-ordination Committee

11 February 2010

Two and a half years after an Israeli Supreme Court decision deeming the path of the Wall on the lands of Bil’in illegal, preliminary infrastructure work to reroute the barrier in accordance with the ruling has finally began. Since the ruling, the state has twice been found in contempt of the court, for not implementing the decision.

Mohammed Khatib, the coordinator of the West Bank-wide Popular Struggle Coordination Committee and a member of the the Bil’in Popular Committee, said today that “The Supreme Court had already ruled this should happen almost three years ago and … Continue reading


Updated on February 12, 2010
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Deported international activist appeals against her illegal arrest

Posted on: February 7, 2010
Eva Novakova with the Hannoun family evicted from their house in Sheikh Jarrah

For immediate release

7 February 2010

The lawyer of Eva Nováková, the former International Solidarity Movement (ISM) media coordinator, who was taken from her apartment in Ramallah on 11 January 2010 and subsequently deported, filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice today to challenge the legality of her arrest.

The official reason given by the Israeli authorities was that Eva Nováková overstayed her visa. However, her … Continue reading


Updated on February 15, 2010
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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
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