Tag: Bil’in

  • Further Arrests Successfully Resisted in Bil’in

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last night at about 3am the Israeli army entered the West Bank village of Bil’in in yet another of their night time arrest raids there. They awoke one house intending to arrest Palestinian children who had taken part in non-violent demonstrations. The presence of about 20 Israeli and international activists in the…

  • Arafat marches in Bil’in

    1. Continuing arrests and IDF harassment in Bil’in: 1 beating, arrest of the Bear 2. Tel Rumeida settlement expands during olive harvest while Knesset tour area 3. Bil’in on anniversary of Arafat’s death: link to World peace struggles 4. Bil’in demonstrators: 14-year-old hit in the head by rubber bullet (Haaretz story) 5. IDF Gives Settler…

  • Bil’in demonstrators: 14-year-old hit in the head by rubber bullet

    From Ha’aretz A 14-year-old demonstrator was hit by a rubber bullet in the head in clashes with security forces during what has become Friday’s weekly protest against the separation fence near the West Bank of Bil’in, demonstrators said. The teen was taken to hospital and his uncondition is still unknown. Five Israel Defense Forces troops…

  • Bil’in Boy Shot in Head with Rubber Coated Bullet

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Friday November 11, 2005, in the village of Bil’in, the Israeli army attacked a peaceful gathering of Palestinian, Israeli and International peace activists who were dancing and singing blocking construction of Israel’s separation wall which annexes large parts of the West Bank, including 60% of Bil’in’s agricultural land. During the attack…

  • Bil’in Lock-on and Demonstration Report

    by Johan On Friday morning at 7:55am, 3 Palestinians, 7 Israelis and 5 internationals chained themselves to the posts of the apartheid wall that is currently under construction near Bil’in, a small village in the West Bank. This act of non-violent resistance was aimed at illustrating the devastating effect the wall has on this and…