Tag: Bil’in
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Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leader
Ben Hubbard | Washington Post 11 December 2009 RAMALLAH, West Bank — A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him. Supporters of Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, a 38-year-old teacher, say his pre-dawn arrest on Thursday…
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Release Bil’in popular leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah
10 December 2009 As part of a recent escalation of political arrests in Bil’in, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a school teacher and coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee was arrested by Israeli soldiers. At 2am on Thursday, 10 December 2009, seven Israeli military jeeps pulled over at Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s home in the city of Ramallah.…
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Bil’in leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah arrested during military night raid
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 10 December 2009 As part of a recent escalation of political arrests in Bil’in, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a school teacher and coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee was arrested by Israeli soldiers At exactly 2 AM last night, seven Israeli military jeeps pulled over at Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s residence in the…
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Bil’in residents demonstrate in support of recent Swedish initiative calling for a Palestinian state
Bil’in Popular Committee 4 December 2009 Residents of Bil’in, alongside international and Israeli solidarity activists, demonstrated against the Wall after the Friday prayer. Many suffered from tear-gas inhalation, as the Israeli armed forces fired upon protestors as they approached the illegal Wall. The demonstration concluded at 1 pm. The weekly demonstration, organized by the Bil’in…
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Night raids conducted by Israeli forces resume in the village of Bil’in: One Palestinian resident arrested
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 December 2009 For immediate release: Night raids, conducted by the Israeli army as a part of the ongoing arrest campaign in an attempt to crush the popular struggle against the Apartheid Wall and settlements in the Palestinian village of Bil’in have resumed in the early hours of Thursday, 3 December.…