Tag: Bil’in
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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank Tomorrow: in Bil’in, at Apartheid Road 443 and Near Umm Salamuna
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1. Weekly Protest in Bil’in Continues The Village of Bil’in is continuing its weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and the confiscation of land by the Mattiyahu East settlement. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the wall must be moved west to give Bil’in back 250 acres of its land. However, the…
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Indymedia: New York Rights Activists Escalate Protests Against Leviev Over Palestine
By Adalah-NY New York, New York, Nov. 20 – The Madison Avenue jewelry store *LEVIEV New York* was again the site of protests by human rights activists angered by Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev’s settlement construction in Palestine, and other abusive practices in Angola and New York City. Tuesday evening’s protest, on the second day…
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Interview with Abdullah Abu Rahme, Member of the Bil’in Popular Committee
by Taka Nakahara In 1987, Abudullah Abu Rahme was 16 years olds. He spent his high-teens amidst the First Intifada, which he appreciated as successful attempt of continuous Nonviolent Resistance under national unity, at least for the first 6 months. After he started his study in Bir Zeit University, he participated in road blockades using…