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  • YNet: Relatives: Bilin protester was persistent in his struggle

    Ali Waked | Ynet 19 April 2009 Medical inquiry confirms Bassem Abu Rahma died after being hit by gas grenade fired from tear gas canister. IDF claims demonstrators rioted in West Bank village, but protestor’s relative says ‘there was no violence or provocation on our part’ The family of 30-year-old Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahma, who…

  • The role of ‘State Land’ in settlement construction

    B’Tselem download the PDF The declaration of land as state land and the registration of state land in the land registry has, since 1967, been the principal method used by Israel to take control of land to build settlements and create land reserves for their future expansion.123 Until then, the state relied on the claim…

  • Israeli forces: protester’s death likely due to unauthorized fire

    Anshel Pfeffer and Avi Issacharoff | Ha’aretz Israel Defense Forces sources said Saturday a tear gas canister that killed a Palestinian demonstrator Friday at a protest against the West Bank separation fence was likely fired in violation of orders. Bassem Abu Rahmeh, 31, was killed during a protest in the West Bank village of Bil’in,…