B’Tselem 18 August 2009 Since June, armed forces have been entering the village of Bil’in at night and arresting residents. The soldiers arrive at the village, which lies west of Ramallah, with Israel Security Agency agents holding lists of persons ...
Read More »Free Mohammed Khatib and the non-violent activists from Bil’in
The People’s Voice 18 August 2009 At 3AM on Monday, August 3, the Israeli army raided Bil’in and arrested Mohammad Khatib, along with six other Palestinian community activists and one American human rights observer from the village. This move is ...
Read More »Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an “act of war”
For Immediate Release 18 August 2009: Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an “act of war.” Tristan Anderson, an American national, was critically injured on 13 March 2009 when he was shot with a high ...
Read More »Bil’in demonstrates against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign
14 August 2009 Hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli, Spanish, French and other international supporters, responded today to the Popular Committee’s call to resist the Wall and to show solidarity with the Bil’in prisoners. As is the case each week, demonstrators left ...
Read More »An account of life on the West Bank
Lamia Khatib | The Huffington Post 13 August 2009 Lamia Khatib is a 27 year old Palestinian mother of of four. Lamia’s husband Mohammad is secretary of the village council and a member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall ...
Read More »Bil’in village will hold a mass demonstration against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign
14 August 2009 For Immediate Release: Bil’in village will hold a mass demonstration against the ongoing Israeli arrest and intimidation campaign on Friday, 14 August 2009 at one PM. Bil’in residents along with Israeli and international supporters will attempt to ...
Read More »Ni’lin demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall
7 August 2009 Palestinians, Israelis and international solidarity activists gathered in the fields of Ni’lin for the midday prayer before once again setting off to protest the illegal Apartheid Wall that continues to severe Ni’lin residents from their land. The ...
Read More »Solidarity with Palestinian non-violent resistance: a Bil’in petition
Sign the Petition The Palestinian popular resistance movement is suffering from the ongoing violence of both the Israeli occupation forces and the settlers. The Israeli authorities want to crush the non-violent struggle and to break the unity created among Palestinians, ...
Read More »al Ma’asara demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall
7 August 2009 Yesterday night military vehicles blocked the entrance of al Ma’asara village. This act came, last week, after Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) threatened to put the village under siege if it had continued the weekly protests. In al ...
Read More »Bil’in demonstrates against Apartheid Wall and Israeli arrest campaign
Bil’in Popular Committee 7 August 2009 Tens were suffocated with tear gas, fired by Israeli soldiers at Bili’n’s weekly demonstration. Where Bil’in citizens, Israeli and International peace activists demonstrated after the Friday prayers, waving Palestinian flags and banners with slogans ...
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