Tag: Bil’in
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More people rally to Bil’in’s defense against occupation army
The world is paying attention to the injustices and illegality of the Israeli occupation, annexation barrier and settlement expansion thanks in large part to the steadfast resourcefulness of people in the small West Bank village of Bil’in. After the violent military siege last Friday aimed at stopping a demonstration before it began, organizations and individuals…
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Nobel Peace Laureate writes in support of West Bank village’s protests against annexation wall
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, founder of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement and recipient of the Nobel peace prize, wrote a letter this week to the poeople of the West Bank village of Bil’in in support of their continued struggle against Israel’s illegal annexation wall. Dear Friends, To : Palestinian and Israeli Peace Activists – Support For…
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Does this deserve a “Sh’hechiyanu”?
by Lawrence Zweig Here is a prayer that traditional Jews say when they do something for the first time in any specific year, and even in their life. Last Friday I got my first dose of tear-gas and sound-bombs. It was at a demonstration against the occupation, the wall and other inhumanities, in the West…