Tag: Bil’in

  • Twelve-year old undergoing surgery after being shot in the head at Bil’in

    by the ISM media team, March 2nd Twelve-year old Mahmoud Yusef Abu Rahme is undergoing surgery on his skull in Sheikh Zaid hospital in Ramallah after being shot at close range by rubber bullets in Bil’in today. Two other children and one Palestinian adult were hospitalised after being shot at close range with rubber bullets…

  • DFLP Anniversay demo in Bil’in village this Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Friday the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine will celebrate its 38th anniversary in the village of Bil’in. Speeches will be held in the village after midday prayers before the march to the Apartheid Wall, which has annexed over 60% of the village’s land for the settlement of Mod’in Elit…

  • Haaretz: “Legitimization of land theft”

    Haaretz editorial, February 27th The theft of private land and lawless construction, with the authorities’ collaboration, have long been routine in the land of the settlers. The scope of these deeds and their seriousness are described extensively in the report on illegal outposts compiled by Talia Sasson, formerly a senior state prosecution attorney. The report…

  • Haaretz: “Council approves illegal West Bank building plan”

    by Akiva Eldar, February 25th The Supreme Planning Council for Judea and Samaria recently legalized the largest-ever illegal construction project in the West Bank. Part of the project is situated on private land, which belongs to Palestinian residents of the village of Bil’in. The project calls for the construction of 42 buildings containing approximately 1,500…

  • Water cannon fails to dampen spirits on Bil’in second anniversary demo

    by the ISM media team, February 23rd Around 1500 demonstrators attended today’s second anniversary protest against the Apartheid Wall in Bil’in. Despite the peaceful nature of the protest the IOF used violent means to try to disperse the crowd, including firing sound bombs directly at protesters at close range. Several needed medical treatment for injuries…