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His name was Basem
Mohammad Khatib | Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements His name was Basem, which means smile, and that is how he greeted everyone. But we all called him ‘Pheel’, which means elephant because he had the body the size of an elephant. But Basem had the heart of a child. He loved everyone, […]
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YNet: Relatives: Bilin protester was persistent in his struggle
Ali Waked | Ynet 19 April 2009 Medical inquiry confirms Bassem Abu Rahma died after being hit by gas grenade fired from tear gas canister. IDF claims demonstrators rioted in West Bank village, but protestor’s relative says ‘there was no violence or provocation on our part’ The family of 30-year-old Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahma, who […]
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The role of ‘State Land’ in settlement construction
B’Tselem download the PDF The declaration of land as state land and the registration of state land in the land registry has, since 1967, been the principal method used by Israel to take control of land to build settlements and create land reserves for their future expansion.123 Until then, the state relied on the claim […]
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