Tag: Bil’in
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Protester beaten on head with rifle butt in Bil’in
by the ISM media team, February 16th At today’s demo against the Apartheid Wall in Bil’in the IOF lashed out at the peaceful protesters, inflicting 11 injuries, including one head wound. As Israeli activist Koby Snitz was attempting to protect a Bil’in villager, the crown of his head was cut open with a rifle-butt blow.…
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Uncovering the lies of the Civil Administration in the lands of Bil’in
from Anarchists against the Wall, February 11th On February 11th 2007, the Civil Administration’s Planning Board published an ad in Ha’aretz to notify the public that it decided to approve the new scheme for the Matityahu East neighborhood in the settlement Modi’in Illit, on the lands of Bil’in west of the wall. Under the Planning…
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Bil’in villager still in prison despite judge’s condemnation of IOF violence
by the ISM media team, February 12th Farhat Burnat, the Bil’in peace activist beaten and arrested at a demo 10 days ago remains in Ofer military detention centre tonight. After viewing video evidence last week the military judge ordered Farhat’s release but the IOF was given until Sunday to appeal this. This was then extended…
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Illegal settlement expansion exposed on Bil’in village land
by the ISM media team, February 11th Villagers from Bil’in today accessed their land on the other side of the annexation barrier in order to plant trees. The Israeli Supreme Court had previously ruled that this land, which has been built on for the expansion of the illegal Matityahu East settlement, rightfully belongs to the…
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Haaretz: “Judge: Troops at fence protest were more violent than protesters”
by Meron Rapoport, February 10th A military judge wrote Saturday that soldiers trying to disperse protesters against the separation fence in the West Bank village of Bil’in used more violence than the demonstrators. After watching a videotape of the rally, the judge wrote that the troops showed an “ugly face” to people holding a democratic…