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Support Bil’in amidst the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign
Support Bil’in’s struggle “Just as a simple man named Ghandi led the successful non-violent struggle in India and simple people such as Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela led the struggle for civil rights in the United States, simple people here in Bil’in are leading a non-violent struggle that will bring them their freedom. The South Africa experience proves that injustice can be dismantled.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, during a visit to Bil’in on 27 August 2009…
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Soldier suspected of killing Palestinian still hasn’t been charged
Anshel Pfeffer | Ha’aretz 31 August 2009 A Military Police investigation into a soldier’s killing of a Palestinian near Hebron in January has been going on for seven and a half months, and there is still no end in sight. Yet the sector commander has been giving briefings for the past few months based on his own inquiry into the incident, which he describes as “a serious failure in moral and professional terms.” On January 13,…
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Ni’lin holds Iftar in olive groves
29 August 2009 Today, the Popular Committee of Ni’lin invited members of the Popular Committee of Bil’in and international and Israeli solidarity activists to join in the breaking of the fast with the residents of Ni’lin. The women of the village had prepared food for this occasion which the men brought to the field at sunset. Long plastic sheets were stretched out on the ground for people to sit on and to place all the delicious…
