Tag: Bil’in
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Bil’in residents: Undercover troops provoked stone-throwing
By Haaretz Service and Itim haaretzdaily.com Prison Service troops disguised as Arabs incited Palestinian youths to throwing stones at Israel Defense Forces troops during a weekly demonstration against the separation fence in the West Bank village of Bil’in, village residents said on Friday. The residents said that the disguised troops told the youths to throw…
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El muro: Viaje a Bilín
by MARIO VARGAS LLOSA Originally published in El Pais El muro que está construyendo el Gobierno de Israel alegando razones de seguridad centra la atención de Mario Vargas Llosa. En esta nueva entrega el escritor describe el impacto que provoca el gran bloque de cemento en la vida cotidiana de los palestinos y las protestas…
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Olive harvest begins in Bil’in
On September 30th the people of the West Bank village of Bil’in attempt to harvest their olives. Their lands are now on the other side of the Apartheid Wall construction site. Click here to stream the video from IndyMedia. Click here to download. (33mb, Quicktime)
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The Land Grab Continues in West Bank
Mohamed, 13, runs with the Palestinian flag on a beach near the former Israeli settlement of Neve Dekalim, 12 September 2005. Mohamed said this was the first time he had been to the beach since he was born. Thousands of residents of the Southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis came to the coast which…
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Israel represses non-violent protest in occupied West Bank
Submitted by David Bloom Every Friday for months now, the Palestinian village of Bi’lin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been the scene of creative and organized non-violent protests against the illegal construction of Israel’s “separation wall,”which will cut off much of the village’s farmland. Hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli anarchists, and international activists have taken…