Tag: Bil’in

  • International Peace Activists Released From Hospital

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2006 The two international peace activists shot by the Israeli military at Friday’s anti-wall demonstration in Bil’in have been discharged from hospital. Phillip Reiss from Australia was released today, and BJ Lund from Denmark, was released yesterday from the Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv. They are still recovering from…

  • Bil’in demonstration in the press

    1. “Australian injured in West Bank protest” From the Australian 2. “Sydney man shot in Israel during protest” From The Age 3. “Hamas Supporters Help Palestinian Gov’t” From The Guardian 4. “Bil’in protest wounds 2 border police” From the Jerusalem Post *********** 1. Australian injured in West Bank protest From the Australian May 13, 2006…

  • Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two International Peace Activists In The Head at Bil’in

    To view the video footage that Phil, who was hit in the head with a rubber bullet, was filming when he was shot click one of these links: Streaming. Download. In the clip you can see how close the demonstartors were to the soldiers when the soilders opened fire – the sound of the shots…

  • Bil’in Puts The Wall On Trial

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements is holding a large demonstration this Friday, May 12th. The demonstration will include Arab Knesset members, Palestinian Legislative Council members and representatives from the Palestinian National and Islamic forces. On Sunday, May 14, the Israeli Supreme Court will hear Bil’in’s legal challenge over the…

  • Jerusalem Post: “Getting carried away”

    Larry Derfner, Jerusalem Post, 4th May 2006 The violence typically begins as hundreds of protesters advance on lines of badly outmanned troops trying to block the way to the village’s land, which lies on the other side of the fence. The pushing, shoving and shouting, along with the troops’ inability to keep the protesters back,…