Tag: Bil’in
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From Strength to Strength; Bil’in to Abud
In the past week I have been to two impressive and inspiring demonstrations, one in the village of Bil’in, and the other in the village of Abud. Both are located to the west of Ramallah, are inhabited by roughly 2500 people each, and are being affected by the construction of the Wall. The Wall in…
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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…
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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…