Tag: Bassem Abu Rahmah

  • Non-violent protests against West Bank barrier turn increasingly dangerous

    Rory McCarthy | The Guardian 27 April 2009 It began calmly enough with a march down the high street after midday prayers at the mosque. Palestinian villagers were surrounded by dozens of foreigners singing and waving flags. They turned and headed out to the olive-tree fields and up towards the broad path of Israel’s West…

  • Closing statement of the fourth Bil’in International Conference on Non-Violent Resistance

    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…

  • Heed voices calling for justice for Palestinians

    Huwaida Arraf | The Seattle Times 24 April 2009 We Palestinians are often asked where the Palestinian Gandhi is and urged to adopt nonviolent methods in our struggle for freedom from Israeli military rule. On April 18, an Israeli soldier killed my good friend Bassem Abu Rahme at a nonviolent demonstration against Israeli confiscation of…