Bil'in, a village of Palestine

Come Celebrate five years of the Popular Resistance in Bil’in (Montreal)

Fundraising Evening of Live Music, Slideshows and a Poster Exhibit
Share a piece of Fifth Anniversary Cake!
Saturday, February 6, 8pm
Kaza Maza, 4629 Parc av., Montreal

Demonstration in Solidarity with Bil’in
Sunday, February 7, 1pm
metro Mont-Royal plaza

More information on Tadamon website

Call for the release of Bil'in's prisoners

31 residents of Bil’in were arrested after the beginning of a night raid campaign on 23 June 2009. Raids began concurrently with the opening of a legal trial in Montreal. Bil’in has taken two companies registered in Canada to court for participating in war crimes by building settlements on village’s land.

Three things you can do :

1. Protest by contacting your political representatives, as well as your consuls and ambassadors to Israel
2. Organise demonstrations outside of Israeli embassies in your countries
3. Donate to the Bil’in legal fund

More information

5th Annual Conference on Popular Resistance

The fifth annual Bil’in Conference on popular resistance will be taking place on the 21-23 of April 2010.

On the week of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, the Palestinian Popular Committees made the decision to start implementing the International Court of Justice decision and dismantle the Apartheid Wall.

Join us on April 21st in Bil’in to network and strategize on ways to support and strengthen the popular struggle to free Palestine and end the Occupation.

A detailed program for the conference will be sent out in the upcoming month.

For more information please contact: committee@bilin-village.org

— Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Join us on Facebook

Whether you wish to go to Bil’in to participate in action projects or simply find out the truth for yourself, join Bil’in’s Facebook group and contribute, virtually or otherwise, to the struggle.

Support Bil'in Struggle

The Popular Committee of Bil’in is in desperate need for funds in order to pay legal fees both for the trial in Montreal and for representing the arrested protesters in the military courts and bail.

Please donate to the Bil’in legal fund through paypal. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation in the US or Canada contact: bilinlegal@gmail.com.

Note : Tax deductible donations in Canada can also be made online or by check through Medical Aid for Palestine in order to pay legal fees for the trial in Canada, see here for more information.

Campaigns and Petitions

• Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance
• Israel must be judged at the International Criminal Court - Universal petition
• Appeal: Global Movement of Non-Violent Resistance
• Global BDS Movement
• Who Profits from the Occupation?
• Gaza Freedom March

Courtroom Intifada

In a special five-part series People & Power (Al Jazeera) charts the rapidly growing number of lawsuits being brought against multi-national corporations. Around the world, ordinary people are asking how many more times their interests should be sacrificed for corporate greed and shareholder profit.

« Courtroom Intifada », a focus on Bil’in court case in Canada

Ni'lin is paying a heavy price for its fight against the Israeli occupation

Since July 2008, Ni’lin is mourning its dead. Yousef Ahmad Younis Amera (17) and Ahmed Husam Yusef Mousa (10) were assassinated by the armed forces of occupation. Arafat Rateb Khawaje (22), was shot in the back
and killed on December 28th while taking part in a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza. Mohammed Kasim Khawaje (20), who was shot in the head during that same demonstration, died on December 31st. On Friday, 5 June 2009, Yousef Akil Srour (36) was shot in the chest with 0.22 caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital.

Ni’lin sends eyewitnesses to UN to testify about Israeli assassination policy : direct link to the UN public hearings video

Join Ni’lin Facebook group

Protests against Israeli occupation

North America

• Montreal : Since February 2001, every friday, PAJU vigil.

• New-York : Since 2003, every saturday.

Israel-Palestine

• See Anarchists Against the Wall discussion list for informations on demos and events in Israel and Palestine.

Women in Black

• Women in Black vigils (more than 25 countries).

France

• Every first friday of the month in Dijon and Les Sables d’Olonne organized by MAN.

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 Freedom March
• The Free Gaza Movement
• Gaza massacres (27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009)

« 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.

Support this project

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.

Urgent Call for Support

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.