Tag: Bil’in
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Khaleej Times: “The Berlin Wall fell, so will this one”
by Greta Berlin, 12th July Every Friday, after noon prayers, the people of Bilin prepare to peacefully demonstrate against the Israeli theft of their land. Israel insists it has the right to take over 50 per cent of the land to build a security barrier. But anyone who been to this beautiful village, nestled in…
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Palestinian Activists Wed in the Shadow of the Wall!
photo by AP Today in Bil’in over 150 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered in Bil’in to celebrate a wedding ceremony as part of a protest against Israel’s Apartheid Wall at the construction site in the village of Bil’in. Twenty-six Palestinians and international activists were injured, including the bride, when Israeli border police broke up the…
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Demonstration and Wedding at Bil’in!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On July 14th, at 1pm, as part of the weekly demonstration, the people of Bil’in and international and Israeli supporters will celebrate continued life and love in the face of the occupation and apartheid wall. The Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements will honor Palestinian activists Mansour Mansour and Iman…
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2nd Anniversary of the ICJ Ruling and the Israeli Supreme Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On the 2nd anniversary of the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Sunday July 9th, 2006, the Israeli Supreme court in Jerusalem will hear two petitions from the West Bank village of Bil’in. This ruling, from 2004 declared that the Israeli Annexation Wall is illegal under international law. The petitions…
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Haaretz: “Palestinians, leftists evacuated from disputed settlement edifice”
by Dan Keinan, Ha’aretz, 6th July Border Police forces evacuated left-wing activists and three Palestinian families from the West Bank village of Bil’in who occupied a building Thursday in the Matityahu East neighborhood of the Jewish settlement of Upper Modi’in. The squatters claim to possess documented proof that the property, which was built by Israeli…