Tag: Bil’in
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New Bil’in barrier route reduces Modi’in Illit expansion
Dan Izenberg | Jerusalem Post 26 April 2009 It took the death of a Palestinian at Bil’in last week and the threat of another contempt of court petition to the High Court of Justice, but the state has finally come up with a new proposal for the route of the West Bank security barrier that…
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Boycott this Israeli settlement builder
Abe Hayeem | The Guardian 28 April 2009 The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office must be commended for its decision to cancel renting premises for the UK embassy in Tel Aviv from the company Africa-Israel, owned by Israeli businessman and settlement builder Lev Leviev. This is an encouraging step that should now be backed by…
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Non-violent protests against West Bank barrier turn increasingly dangerous
Rory McCarthy | The Guardian 27 April 2009 It began calmly enough with a march down the high street after midday prayers at the mosque. Palestinian villagers were surrounded by dozens of foreigners singing and waving flags. They turned and headed out to the olive-tree fields and up towards the broad path of Israel’s West…
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B’Tselem to Judge Advocate General – order security forces to stop firing tear-gas grenades directly at people
B’Tselem 22 April 2009 Last Friday, 17 April, during a demonstration in Bi’lin, in the Ramallah District, a soldier fired a tear-gas grenade from an increased distance at Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahma, 30. The grenade left a hole in his chest, causing massive internal bleeding, which led to his death. Two video clips filmed at…
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Israel kills at will and in total impunity while the world demands nonviolence from Palestinians
Frank Barat | Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK The death of Bassem Abu Rahme On April the 17th, like any Fridays afternoon for the last 4 years, the small village of Bil’in, north of Ramallah, was preparing for the usual demonstration against Israel’s annexation wall (some people call it apartheid wall or separation wall. The Israeli…