Tag: Bil’in

  • Bil’in Demonstration Calls For Boycott of Israeli Products

    by an ISM Media office volunteer Today’s weekly Bil’in demonstration was themed around the boycott of Israeli products. Demonstrators carried signs calling for a boycott, and the support of Palestinian products. Packages of Israeli snacks and drinks were also attached to the placards with large X signs crossed through them. The demonstration approached the gate…

  • Non-violent Action Continues in Bil’in on Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Villagers in Bil’in accompanied by international and Israeli peace campaigners will continue to protest against the annexation of their land this Friday, despite continued intimidation by the Israeli Army. Israeli Army Hummers and Jeeps invaded the village on two separate occasions in the past five days. On Saturday two arrests were made…

  • Bil’in Breaks the Chains

    by an ISM Media office volunteer On Friday the 14th of April, the villagers of Bil’in held their weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall that is de-facto annexing over half of their land to Israel. Land that the government of Israel uses to build illegal Israeli settlements on. The Popular Committee in the village organises…

  • Two Bil’in Teens Arrested During Night

    By Jane Just when I thought I was in for a quiet night, saying good bye to the resisters in Bil’in, the Israeli army came into the village and arrested 2 young men, Yassar aged 16 and Tariq aged 19. It was a beautiful warm night at the outpost. R and I arrived just after…

  • Protest Against the Withdrawal of US and EU Funding

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bil’in, Occupied West Bank Protesters wearing US, EU and UN flags will eat a lavish feast in front of others, fenced in and wearing Palestinian flags who will eat nothing. The protest symbolises the withdrawal of US and EU funding of the Palestinian Authority, as a result of the democratic election of…