Tag: Apartheid Wall
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Two injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the weekly protest in Bil’in
Bil’in Popular Committee 11 September 2009 Two injured and dozens were suffocated in Bil’in due to tear gas which was thrown at them by the Israeli soldiers, during their participation in the weekly demonstration against the construction of the wall and settlements. The two: Ashraf Abu Rahmah and Khamees Abu Rahmah. As Bil’in citizens participated…
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Palestine’s peaceful struggle
Mohammed Khatib | The Nation 11 September 2009 A few weeks ago, in the dead of night, dozens of Israeli soldiers with painted faces burst violently into my home. If only they had knocked, I would have opened the door. They arrested me. My wife, Lamia, was left alone with our four children. My youngest,…
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Benefit Sunday for former Berkeley tree sitter severely injured in Israel
Kristin Bender | The Oakland Tribune 9 September 2009 Six months after Tristan Anderson, a former UC Berkeley tree sitter and Bay Area activist, nearly died after being struck in the head with a tear-gas canister fired by Israeli troops, friends are holding a benefit Sunday to raise money for his recovery costs. Anderson, 38,…