Tag: Bil’in

  • Anti-wall Protests: army violence in Bil`in, relative restraint in Walaja

    By Ghassan Bannoura/John Smith IMEMC September 28, 2007 http://www.imemc.org/article/50679 http://www.imemc.org/article/50677 Video coverage Bil`in at http://mishtara.org/blog/?p=250 Nine injured in the weekly non violent protest at Bil`in At the weekly non violent protest at the village of Bil`in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, nine civilians were injured due to Israeli army attacks on…

  • Christian Science Monitor: Nonviolent protest gains in West Bank

    By Joshua Mitnick A Supreme Court decision in favor of one protesting village has inspired others. from the September 24, 2007 edition Al Walajeh, West Bank – “All those who love the prophet should lend a hand!” Ten shouting Palestinians were pushing against one boulder, but the primitive Israeli roadblock cutting off the tiny Palestinian…

  • Znet: Bil’in will continue to struggle against the wall and settlements

    by Mohammed Khatib On September 4, after nearly three years of nonviolent protests by our village of Bil’in, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Israel’s wall here must be moved further west, returning 250 acres of our farmland. In Bil’in we celebrated, along with our Israeli and international supporters. But Israel’s Supreme Court demonstrated both…

  • Thanks to the (Cowardly) High Court

    [ selected comments by the representative of the People’s Committee of Bil’in, Basel Mansour, to Israelis that participated in the demonstration in the village after the decision by the Israeli High Court ] FOr the Hebrew version click Lovers of peace, friends of freedom and justice… our partners in the struggle and in the creation…

  • Tear Gas and Sound Grenades replaced with Music and Dancing: Bilin Celebrates…

    To view the CNN report on the BIl’in victory celebration see: www.americanhummus.com On Friday, September 7th, the villagers of Bil’in were joined by international and Israeli comrades. Normally they come together every Friday to express their outrage of the unacceptable Apartheid Wall. Normally the day is filled with military violence, tear gas, sound bombs, and…