Tag: Bil’in

  • Haaretz: “Judge: Police Officers Lied While Testifying Against” Israeli Anarchists

    by Nir Hasson, October 3rd Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court revealed Tuesday that police officers lied while testifying against 11 left-wing activists accused of violent acts during anti-fence demonstrations in the West Bank village of Bil’in. The court acquitted the activists. The presiding judge viewed video footage filmed by both police officers and members of the…

  • Counterpunch: “An Interview With Tanya Reinhart: The Roadmap to Nowhere”

    by Eric Hazan, Counterpunch, October 2nd Your new book, Roadmap to Nowhere, covers the history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the last three years, a period dominated by Ariel Sharon’s leadership. You argue that during this period it became evident that in Israel, decisions are taken by the military, rather than the political…

  • The Fire That Will Not Die…

    by Tom A quick look at the forecast and the calendar today might have told one all that you needed to know about how the demo at Bil’in might have been expected to fare. Unseasonally hot weather, combined with it being Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, both significantly contributed to a somewhat muted…

  • Bil’in Announces Plans to Build Hotel on Israeli Occupied Village Land

    UPDATE, 27th of September: By now the sign has been practically destroyed by Israeli colonist settlers. The plan to build the hotel is going ahead. UPDATE, 12.30 am: The villagers of Bil’in have successfully inaugurated their project to build a hotel on their land in the illegal settlement. A sign detailing their plans was erected…

  • Popular Committee Member Targetted in Bil’in

    by an ISM Media office volunteer At the weekly anti-Wall protest in Bil’in today around 75 villagers, internationals and Israelis tried to march to the site of the illegal Wall but were stopped by soldiers on the edge of the village. As the demonstrators tried to march through the olive groves the soldiers started firing…