Tag: Bil’in

  • Border Police `lie about violence at fence protests’

    By Jonathan Lis Ha’aretz Daily For more than six months, dozens of Israelis and hundreds of Palestinians have been demonstrating every weekend against the construction of the separation fence near the West Bank village of Bil’in. These demonstrations, defined by participants as peaceful, frequently turn into violent clashes with the Border Police’s Company 22, assigned…

  • A West Bank village opts for peaceful protest to broach the Wall

    By MOHAMMED KHATIB The Seattle Post Intelligencer seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/233676_arab24.html Sunday, July 24, 2005 Israel’s planned evacuation of its illegal Gaza settlements is a positive step but it should not be mistaken for the end of Israel’s military occupation. While the world’s media focuses on Gaza, the Israeli government is using the opportunity to expand settlements in…

  • Crackdown on peace activists in West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli forces employed an increased level of brutality against nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and foreign activists Friday during demonstrations in the West Bank villages of Asira and Bil’in. ASIRA Over 250 villagers of Asira, in Nablus district, gathered at 10 a.m. Friday to begin the demonstration for free movement and against military closures…

  • Trio of protests against the wall set for communities across the West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A trio of demonstrations are planned for Friday in villages and cities around the West Bank. If the Israeli military’s history is any indicator, violent response to the peaceful protests is expected. I. PROTESTING THE “BARRIER” IN JENIN: Israel’s illegal barrier near the northern West Bank town of Jenin consists of a…

  • Israeli military targeting Palestinian leaders of non-violent resistance

    ACTION ALERT Update on three Palestinian leaders I. Abdullah Abu-Rahme Arrested in a nonviolent protest on July 15, 2005. A Judge at Ofer military base on Tuesday, July 26, ruled that Abu-Rhame was “too dangerous” to be released on bail and that he will be held until the end of the proceeding against him. Abdullah…