Tag: Bil’in

  • Prisoner Solidarity and Anti-Wall Protest to Continue in Bil’in on Friday in the Face of Continued Military Suppression

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Friday at 12:00 pm the villagers of Bil’in together with Israeli and International supporters will hold another creative non-violent march to the construction site of the Apartheid Barrier. The main theme of this week’s demonstration will be prisoner solidarity. Due to the recent night-time raids by the Israeli military, seventeen non-violent…

  • Three More Night-time Arrests in Bil’in; Soldiers Use Human Shield

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli soldiers invaded Bil’in last night and made three more arrests of young men and boys. Three jeeps of Border Police arrived about 1:30 am and went into several houses to make arrests for alleged stone throwing during demonstrations. Once again, the people of the village came out on the street to…

  • Eyewitness to Night-time Raids in Bil’in

    by Jesse Last night at about 1:40am we were called to the streets by local Palestinians of the village of Bil’in where we were staying the night. A force of three jeeps full of Israeli soldiers armed with M-16s were conducting night raids to arrest villagers in Bili’n. we were witness to two of the…

  • Bil’in Prisoner Solidarity Demonstration Report

    based on a report by IMEMC Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber coated bullets at a non-violent protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday. The protest started midday Friday after dozens of residents, peace activists and representatives of Physicians without Borders, marched towards a…

  • Four More Arrests in Bil’in; Further Arrests Resisted by Villagers

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli soldiers invaded Bil’in last night for the fourth time in six days. A group of about 20 Border Police arrived in jeeps and arrested four non-violent Palestinian activists who they accused of damaging the fence, including an expectant father, two brothers and a 16 year old boy. Afterwards, a group of…