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The Tale of Two Outposts
A story of Israeli Apartheid On the left of the picture is the house that Bil’in villagers have built on their land in an area that they are calling “Bil’in west”. On the right of the pictures are buildings under construction in the Modi’in Elite settlement outpost also known as “Metityahu East”. The Palestinian structure…
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Bil’in: Land Grab thanks to the Wall
Bil’in is a small village located six km east of the green line, west of Ramallah. The village rests on 4,000 dunams (about 1,000 acres) and is home to 1,700 residents, whose livelihood depends on agriculture and work outside the village. Most of the villages land lies between two streams (the Modi’in stream in the…
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West Bil’in Outpost exposes truth behind the Wall-Press conference Tomorrow
The Palestinian outpost of “West Bil’in”, deemed illegal by Israeli authorities, has dramatically highlighted the true nature of the Wall as a means to expand illegal outposts and allow settlement expansion confirming the findings of a report to be released today. A small building erected at the outpost this week has been threatened with demolition…
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Bil’in Turns the Tables on the Occupation
The people of Bil’in are using the symbols and language employed by Israel for the theft of Palestinian land in a bid to hold onto village land that Israel is attempting to annex for the Wall and settlements. Last week Palestinians from Bil’in, with their Israeli and international supporters, established the Palestinian “outpost” of “West…
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Christmas Stories from Occupied Palestine
Christians, Jews and Muslims Meet on the Road to Bethlehem The Tent of Defiance The Palestinian Outpost Strikes Back! Trailer Evacuated and Removed But Bil’in’s Outpost Remains Christmas lights in Bil’in Detained Peace Activists barred from accessing Bethlehem Does Santa get through the checkpoint? Bil’in In the Israeli Press – four articles ———- 1) Christians,…