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Fencing in the High Court of Justice
August 5, 2008
[Ha’aretz] The recent rulings of the High Court of Justice in petitions against the route of the separation fence, as in the areas of Tzofin and Bil’in, show the justices are fed up with saluting every claim of "security needs."
Civil Disobedience and the Will to Resist
August 5, 2008
[Middle East Times] The Israeli High Court of Justice has recently given the state just 45 days to submit a new route for part of the separation wall that cuts through the Palestinian village of Bil’in, near Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Ni'ilin: Youssef Amiereh's funeral attacked with teargas and rubber coated bullets
August 4, 2008
Youssef Amireh, the second mortal victim of the military suppression of the Ni’ilin uprising, succumbed to his fatal wounds this morning after struggling for five days at the Ramallah hospital. A crowd of thousands attended his funeral. Amireh was shot in the head with two rubber bullets just hours after the funeral of ten year old Ahmed Moussa last Wednesday. Though Youssef was not taking part in the clashes that evolved after the funeral, he was shot from a distance of only a few meters from within an armored border police jeep. His wounds rendered him brain dead immediately.
Court, state clash over barrier route
August 3, 2008
[Jerusalem Post] In one of the most bitter clashes in memory between the High Court of Justice and a representative of the State Attorney’s Office, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch on Sunday accused the state of violating a ruling handed down 11 months ago regarding the route of the West Bank security barrier between the Palestinian village of Bil’in and the urban settlement of Modi’in Illit.
Court slams state for ignoring order to change West Bank fence route
August 3, 2008
[Ha’aretz] The High Court of Justice has given the state 45 days to submit a new route for part of the separation fence that runs through lands belonging to Bil’in villagers. Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch and Justices Eliezer Rivlin and Ayala Procaccia criticized the state on Sunday for ignoring the court’s ruling in the matter a year ago.
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Israeli soldier shoots bound Ashraf Abu-Rahma at point blank range
The incident occurred on July 7, while the village of Ni’lin was under full closure for four days. Palestinians, left-wing activists, and international peace activists held processions to Ni’lin from the direction of the nearby village of Dir Kadis in order to supply the residents with food. 27-year old Bil’in resident Ashraf Abu-Rahma was handcuffed when he was shot.
YNet’s article : IDF soldier documented firing towards bound Palestinian
Al Jazeera’s Emma Hayward reports
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Support Bil’in’s historic court case
Bil’in is calling on supporters from all over the world to join them in solidarity actions during the court case in Canada. The village also needs your help setting up and financing a legal fund to fight the court case, which currently is in need of approximately $50,000.
Judicial Procedures
August 3, 2008: The High Court of Justice (Israel) concluded today that the new route of the barrier in Bil’in is in violation of the Court ruling released on September 2007.
Canada: The hearing on the claim filed against Green Park and Green Mount is scheduled on August 11 to the Superior Court of Quebec (Montreal).
Petition: Prosecute IOF Abuse in Ni'lin Village
As many of you are aware there was a major human rights abuse in Ni’lin Village, Palestine on July 7, 2008. The abuse was documented on video.
We are trying to get as many signatures as possible in 1 week and then will hold a media event to deliver the signatures.
Bil'in Habibti (Bil'in My Love) at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Bil’in Habibti (Bil’in My Love), the documentary by Shai Carmeli Pollak, is scheduled at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival on July 29th, August 2nd and 4th.
Conference 2008
Articles, photos and videos: all about the third annual conference on popular resistance which took place in Bil’in from 4th to 6th of June 2008.
Members of Bil’in’s Popular Committee invite you next year for their fourth International Conference, and every week on their sides for the friday non violent demo in Bil’in.
Don't forget about Gaza
« In front of this human disaster and in front of many countries’ complicity, or even the international silence, Gaza is left with two main things: patience and hopes.
Regards from Gaza the Resistance fighter. »
- Ziad
- A week in Gaza, The Guardian reports on the effects of the crisis on the ordinary people of Gaza (videos)
- Popular Committee Against Siege
- Gaza: An Israeli call for urgent action
- Lift the blockade of Gaza (Global day of action, January 26th)
- Gaza’s fate left to the whim of an Israeli court
- Never against! European collusion in Israel’s slow genocide
- Economic warfare in Gaza
- Gaza situation potentially disastrous
Court Victory for Bil'in in pictures
« A bus for Bil'in »
« A bus for Bil’in » is the project to collect funds to purchase a minibus for Bil’in, and especially for Bil’in’s students.
Solidarity with Anarchists Against the Wall
With the increase of legal persecution against Palestinian demonstrators, AATW are now fundraising to expand its existing legal fund so that it also covers defense costs for Palestinian. This is in addition to covering a standing 15,000 USD debt, resulting from the legal persecution of Israeli anti-wall demonstrators.
Supporting actions - Every first Friday of the month
• FRANCE
Regional groups of MAN (Movement for a Nonviolent Alternative) organize a gathering to support Bil’in.
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm :
- Dijon, Place François Rude
- Les Sables d’Olonne, in front of the rail station
• GERMANY
European Jews for a Just Peace & Arbeitskreis Nahost
In Berlin – as in Bil’in - we call to join the solemn vigil and make our protest visible against wall and occupation.
Hackescher Markt, Berlin - Mitte, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Feel free to let us know your similar actions in other countries and cities. To contact us:
contact@bilin-village.org
Yes to Justice! No to Occupation!
Bilin’s Popular Committee continues to push away the Wall with its regular Friday demonstrations. Bilin’s struggle continues since February 2005, in spite of the repression. Supporting Bil’in means supporting the victory of non-violent resistance over the illegal building of the settlements and the Wall.
More than ever, Bil’in needs help from Israelis and Internationals on the ground to get back all its land and to continue its resistance.
To be part of a Civilian Mission, please contact ISM.
Contacts Bilin's Popular Committee.
What's new on the site?
The latest informations from all sections of the website:
- Ni'ilin: Youssef Amiereh's funeral attacked with teargas and rubber coated bullets
- Fencing in the High Court of Justice
- Civil Disobedience and the Will to Resist
- Court, state clash over barrier route
- Court slams state for ignoring order to change West Bank fence route
- Judicial Procedures
- The Supreme Court: The new barrier in Bil'in violates the Court ruling
- One injured and dozens affected by tear gas at Bilin weekly non-violent protest against the apartheid wall
- Israeli forces mortally wound Nilin teenager after funeral
- Cartoon by Khalil Bendib: Obama in Berlin « These walls cannot stand ! »
- Palestinian protests against barrier turn savvy
- Bil'in petitioners: State ignoring court order to reroute barrier
- Land grabs: A Palestinian village sues two Montreal-based companies over the construction of a West Bank settlement
- Transcript: Israeli military kills 10-year-old in Nilin
- Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli army in Ni’lin
